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. Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post _
SEWARD. ALASKA, SATUtTdAY.’aPRIL 20, 191S. TEN CENTS PER COPY
Volume > I. Number ---- -----
PRESIDENT URNS
HANDS-MUST STOP
PLAYING GIF NOW
W ASHINGTON. April *0.—Preri- account of hi.> burns, the President,
dent Wilson seveiely burned his han.’s r l|Ulot pjav golf for several months, j
tiU afternoon when lie grasped th- ,>rt.si(U.nt Wilson has been on Aho j
’ r \ e. as hi *Hn>l*od from , . .. ,
, i* .jr, ..ftnr li iks almost every day tor the past (
me fighting tank Hnttanma. att* 1
louring the White House grounds. On t* ree weeks. J
WATSON DID
NOT UNLOAD
AT ANCHORAGE
Those v.ho had bets concerning :he
Admiral W atson reaching Anchorage
had better submit the proposition to
an attorney . The Admiral Watson
did r.ot reach Anchorage. Capt.
Jensen said last night that the ice
was too thick and the freight and
passengers were discharged at Tire
Island, nine miles below Anchorage.
“it was a bad stream to navigate,”
said Capt. Jensen last night regard
ing the trip up the Inlet.” I reached
Kcnai thru heavy ice but could not
ice. 1 discharged the cannery freight
reach the dock owing to heavy shore
and passengers on lighters l he next
morning, that is last Tuesday morn
ing, I started for the Forelands. A
>no\v storm came up and I anchored
until it had blown over then started
again. There was heavy ice but l
i tee red tne Admiral Watson about
and reached the Forelands safely. A
wind was blowing and 1 passed it then
encountered ice some of it half the
size of the ship. I dropped anchor
and was pushed back to the lee side
of the Island, when my anchor caught
and there I remained, ine cargos
came down, U.ok off the freight and
passengers. I informed the agent that
he must bring the outgoing passen
gers to me for I would not risk go
ing further up the inlet. Off on the
Susitna flats there were bergs larger
than the Watsn. “Coming down the
Inlet :he ice was running heavily hut
1 made it safely.”
The Watson arrived here at 8
o'clock last night and sailer! south
shortly after nine o’clock with the
tollowing passengers for Seattle:
Mrs.C. H. Schultz. E. F. Scnft, Rev.
F. J. Forbes, A. Hunchurd, l>. A.
Rer.gston and Paul C. Christensen.
For LaTouche—Mrs. C. J. Manthey
and four children. Mrs. J. Floyed,
Tom Anderson, Curl Anderson and A.
Seppc. For Cordova—J. A. Hawkins
and Ole .Velson.
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\RGENTINE PI TS WAR
TAX ON VESSELS
ENTERING N ATION S PORTS
LONDON, April 111. — Shippirg in
terests have made strong representa
tions to the British Foreign Office
against Argentina’s new war tax of
about 50 cents a ton on all overseas
vessels entering Argentine ports. It
is alleged that the tax will be a heavy
burden upon cargo vessels sent to the
River Plate to carry away the 2,000,.
000 tons of wheat purchased there for
the Allies.
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W. P. Lass, an arrival on the Ad- i
mi ml Watson, is registered at the !
Sexton from Port Chatham.
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Joe Darling and wife, from Mar
shall City, are registered at the Sex
ton.
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Money talks, except the kind that is
ipade out of war contracts.
ALASKA LOCKS I
ICE COINS IP
AKO CN RETORN
Steamer Alaska arrived in pori
1'ivm the north shortly after 1 o’clock
this morning and leit lor the south
t avly this afternoon. The Alaska
’♦niched Anchorage, the officers claim-1
ing that the steamer was first there |
this season as the Admiral Watson j
discharged at Fire Island. The i
Alaska had as bad a trip coming out |
of the inlet as going up owing to
heavy ice in the upper inlet and much
slush ice in the lower end. There
wore 12i) passengers aboard the
Alaska from Anchorage for the out
side and six for Seward.
Among the passengers for the
out side were A. L. Norgreu and wife,
Elaine Morrison, H. Schaffer and
wife, J. W. Russell, Mrs. h. C. Karth j
Walter Howard, Carl Johnson and
wife, K. K. Kinney and wife, Mrs..
Fred Lillyman, Charles Williams
and wife, J. W. Drancy and wife, A.
W. l*ii•sen and wife, 1. Swanson and
wife, J. W. Rusell, Mrs. h. C. Karth
and two daughters, E. Grabbe and
15. K. Thierault, H. E. Thierault,
Mrs. W A. Pol ley, Mrs T. Morris,
L. 1. Vig, Mrs. Fred Hoefel, A. W. i
Hart and wife, George Rums and |
wife , R. K. Thierault, H. E. Thierault
0. O’Reilly.
The passengers aboard me Al
aska for Seward were:Mason B. Item
ing. W. Walsh, Sidney Anderson,
W. C. Baird, W. E. Hansel 1 and M.
Bach strom.
Those leaving Seward for Seattle
were:Miss P. Wilson, Mrs. J. Haw
thorne, Robert Romig, T. Bonora, S.
Stephens, I. Albert, P. Rido, G. •
Gauba, T. Lurid Aeed, H. A. Harmon, i
For Cordova—W. E. Brainerd and j
wife, and J. T. Clarkin. There were j
seven steerage for HaTouche and
two for Cordova.
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WEATHER ON K. R.
The following is the import of I
weather conditions at various places
along the railroad received at 7
o'clock this morning:
Anchorage, 32 above, cloudy, S. E.
Mile 91, 32 above, cloudy, south.
Girdwood, 38 ahove, cloudy, S. W.
Matanuska, 32 above, cloudy, calm.
Talkeetna, 28 above, cloudy, calm.
NORTHWESTERN ENROUTE^
St earn e! Northwestern sailev' from
Juneau at G:30 o clock thi:* rn^mmg.
provided the steamer does not stop
r.t canneries, she should reach Cor
dova early tomorrow evening. 'I he
Northwcstein is expected in Seward
sometime Tuesday.
Alt emergency mail, from Seward
to Anchorage and return, is now
routed by steamers. The Iditarod
mail will be dispatched over the
trail from here on April 23 and 30.
Mail from the interior will come
direct to Seward over the trail for
the next month or so.
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DOUBLE SHOW ON XONIGHT
Tin* weather is not going to inter- tickets i'ew escaped purchasing in
i‘me with the basket ball and dance S'cwaid, The basket ball game will bo
ic be given tonight at the Arctic called at K:.‘!0 o'clock and upon com
Uroth ihood hall for the benefit of f’e pletion of the battle on the floor danc
local iuijiter of the Bed Cross. The !ng will start and continue until mid
members of the Junior Bed Cross night. The tickets are fifty cents, ad
have the affair in charge and by tin* mining one to both basket ball and
,v; y tie youngsters have been selling dance.
AMERICA’S MERCANTILE FLEET GROWING FAST
The great mercantile Meet needeo .» carry our soldiers overseas and the
enormous quantities of supplies needed to keep these men and our allies sup
plied with food and other necessity*, is being rapidly completed. This
photograph taken in one of the man\ shipyards working to capacity shows a
vessel on the ways almost ready to be launched. ^ ^ ^
LAUNCH SHIP
the !
WORLD RECORD
SEAT EE, April 20.—At high tide
this afternoon the Skinner, Eddy
Corporation will launch the steel
steamer West Lianga for the United
States Shipping Board. The keel
was laid fifty five working days ago
and the launching today established
what the builders say a world’s re
cord for fast ship building. The pre
vious record was sixty one days,
held by a Portland yard.
The West Lianga is the fifteenth
steel steamer launched for the gov
c rnment by Seattle yards this year,
totaling one hundred and twenty
nine thousand dead weight tonnage.
MUCH ICE AT ANCHORAGE
There is yet much ice at Anchor
age according to the officers of both
the Watson and the Alaska. It will
bo ten days or two weeks until the
iniot is absolutely clear according
to the steamship men.
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GATHERERS 01 METAL
FOR WAR PURPOSES
HAVE COMPLETED RAIDS
AMSTERDAM, April 20. — The
gatherers of war metals in Germany
bavins completed their raids on
church-bells roofs, kitchens, and door
handles have now discovered a mine
of wealth in the leaden keels of plea
sure yachts, and orders have been is
sued for the confiscation of all such
metal on behalf of the War Materials
Department.
PATKIO I S DAY MM.D
Patriot’s Day was a rallying day
at the Seward school yesterday. The
weekly “loyalty period’’ was held
and was an unusually enthusiastic
one. The Junior Red Cross, whirl*
has been doing work all year under
the local chapter, was duly organiz
ed under the Chapter School Com
mittee consisting of Mrs. Frank
Waller, Mrs. Harold Painter, and
Miss Margaret Romig. Ruth Guy
is treasurer. Their first undertaking
is a dance on Saturday night, rickets
are going like a German bombard
ment. Work will be continued during
‘he summer vacation.
WEATHER* FORCAST
The barometer says the weather
for tonight and tomorrow is going to
be decidedly unsettled. This morn
ing there were drops of water, a lit
tle snow and a slight breeze from
the north.
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GIVES MONEY RAISED ON
CUSHION TO MRS. WEIR
Leo Margules has given Mrs.
Weir, chairman of the finance com
mittee* of the local chapter of the Red
Cross, a chock for $77.50. This was
the sum realized on the sale of the
cushion donated by Mrs Daisy Hallett.
! Mr. Margules paid all the incidental
expenses himself.
TAKING BODY OUT
J. E. O’Reilly, who passed thru
Seward several weeks ago for Anchor
age, is aboard the Alaska on his way
to Seattle. Mr. O’Reilly is taking
the body of H. A. Tracy to Seattle
for burial. Mr. Tracy, well known
Anchorage man, died last week of
pneumonia.
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BRITISH GAIN ALL
OBJECTIVES ALONG
LINE IN THE NORTH
XKW YOKk. April 20.—Active •
fighting operations have been halted
for the time being while each side
prepare- ^<<r the next onslaught.
This is the summary today by the
Associated l*iess on the situation in
front. Probably the Gormans will at
tack again in Picardy or Flanders.
Every move they make hang? a mom
ace for *he Allied reserves are ready
for counter offensive. Rain and mist
lias settled toda\ of the Flanders bat
tlefield
Trouble Brewing in Northern Zone
with the run is:: army
\pril 20.—No further attacks woie
nsulo during the night and it is
iuiet today. Trouble is bre wing in
ih<> northern zone and south of the
>omme. Indications in the :>ommc
I .one look like another German thru t
!
against Ameins will bo staged. Ac
tivity developed early today near
Arras Last night the British ad
vanced 1500 yards on a front of
3eaurians. It i* reported that the
Bormans counter attacked later and
tho British withdrew to their original
lines.
British Capture Machine Guns
LONDON. \|>ii! 20.—In the local'
ipenuions south of the Sca pe the
liritish have cantonal nine machine
juns ;m»! trench mortars. Several
mndred Germans have been taken,
prisoners. It is reported that a Ger
nan counter attack late yesterday in
Flanders resulted in the British eject
ing the Germans f>om advanced pos
ition. The British gained over a third
of the ground lost near Givenchy and
Festuheit All objectives In F landers
during the past 24 hours have been
gained by the British.
! Losses of*the Fritish
I
I.OX00N, April 20.—Late this
afternoon it v'a> announced that the
Lritish casualties for the past week
totalled 12,368. Of this number 2,
20C were killed.
jO/ R BILLION
DOLLARS GIVEN
FOR LIG LOAN
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WASHINGTON, April 20.—The
total subscription ot the third Liberty
loan, bust night, amounted to one bil
lion, two hundred thirty eight mil
ion nine hundred and fifty dollars.
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.—The
total subscription of the Liberty
loan received to last night in the
Twelfth Reserve district reached one
hundred and eight million, one
hundred and seventy live thousand
dollars. The total number of honor
(lags already given out in this dis
trict arc 316.
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MRS. HARMON ILL
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H. A. Harmon, conductor on the
railroad, received word late last night
that his wife had been taken seriously
ill in Seattle. Mr. Harmon left for
the south on the Alaska today.
PRISONERS "FOR OUTSIDE
United States Marshal Erwin is
now at*Cordova with 18 prisoners
from the Fairbanks district for Mc
| Neil Island . Mr. Erwin and his
i charges will go south on the Alaska.
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i FOUR DOLLARS RATE A
TON ON SPUDS IS ASKED
BY STEAMSHIP COMPANY
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Agent Wayne Blue received ad
* vices this morning from the office at
! Seattle that the Pacific steamship
j company had made request from the
i shipping board for a rate of $4 a ton
on spuds from Anchorage, raised by
the Matanuska fanners, for all ports
in Southwestern and Southeastern
Alaska.
mor: forces
REQUIRED AT
VLADIVOSTOK
LONDON, April 20.—Reinforce
ments of t)oth Japanese and British
forces are to be sent to \ ladivostok.
This is according to an Exchange Tel
egraph dispatch received here. It is
believed that the situation is more
j .serious than previously announced.
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CHAMPION GERMAN
“HAMSTER” IS FOUND ‘
STOCKHOLM, April 20. — The
champion German “hamster,' as
food hoarders are called in Ger
many, has been discovered in Rer
lin. In a search of his house the
following articles were found:
Two hundred pounds of oat
meal, 250 pounds of barley groats,
45 pounds of wheat flour, 56 lbs.
of honey, 14 hams with a total
weight of more than 120 pounds,
45 pounds of sausage, 30 pounds
of butter, 6 large jars of lard, 22
pounds of rice, 21 pounds of cof
fee, 150 eggs “and other fine
things.”
He was fined 5,300 marks and his
treasures were confiscated.
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RUSSIAN FURS SELL
AT VERY LOW FIGURE
AMSTERDAM, April 20. — The
effect of the trading agreements with
the Russian soldiers were noticeable
in the fur sales at the annual fur
auctions in Leipzig on Febraury 0
and 7. According to German reports
all grades of Russian furs were sold
at prices abou 25 per cent cheaper
than last year.