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WEATHER STOPS BIG OFFENSIVE ON WESTERN FRONT
GERMAN DRIVE IS
HAITED-GUNS ARE j
HELD UP BY MUD!
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WARNING
AGAINS1
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l;OME, April t. *— The G^rna*e
Italia •may \varns the Italians a*.
Foreign Minister (’zerr. i s peace
speech delivered yesterday a; Vienna.
The paper says that Aust:i t has spok
en of peace many times and always
just bc-orc an offensive against Italy.
Austria has three fourth* of her
army on ttic? Italian front 'be paper
s*ivs.* anil when weather conditions
will permit that country wdl under
take an aTensive against th.- Italians.
Italy i ;ii> t be able to rest.' i and the
safety t»m the world depends i.-on this
•rreat resistance."
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STEAMER FARES
TO SEATTLE GO
UP TWO DOLLARS;
First class passenger fares from
Seward to Scuttle have taken an ad
vance. The advance is only $2, mak
ing the upper deck passage, including
the war tax, $o6.70 and the lower
deck. $">4.00. Steerapre transportation
did not advance.
BISHOP ROWE I
MAKING VISIT
TO THIS CITY
Bishop 1'. T. Rowe arrived on the
Northwestern this morning, accom
panied by Rev. Zinn, from Valdes.
Bishop Rowe intended going inside
when he came north several weeks
ago but instead will not make the
trip until later. Bishop Rowe will
conduct services at the Episcopal
church here on Sunday.
From Seward Bishop Rowe will re
tu*m to Juneau, then make a trip to
Sitka, it is his intention to make a
trip to the Bering Sea section during
the summer months.
Bishop Rowe and Rev. Zinn have
apartmei t> at the Hotel Sexton.
SEWARD FEELS A SHOCK
There was a decidedly severe earth
movement this morning, eight minutes
after midnight. There were two dis
tinct shocks of about four seconds
each and the rumbling stopped as sud
denly as it began.
WEATHER ON R. R.
The following is the report of the
weather conditions at places along
the railroad received to 7 o’clock this
miming:
Anchorage, 20 above, clear, calm.
Camp 91, 2C above, clear, calm.
Girdwood, 24 above, clear, N. E.
Matanuska, 18 above, cloudy, ca»m
King. 20 abovo, cloudy, calm.
Talkoetna, 8 above, cloudy, N. E.
KKW YORK April 1. — The Cier
man's drive through Picardy today en
tered the third week of the present
campaign with forces of the Teutons |
u» ci tin* Allies prepared for a resump- j
tion of heavy fighting. This is the
m nunary made by the Associated
’be.'S today regarding the western
,Dt activity. The German newspa
according to reliable in forma- j
’“clare that the bad weather of
three da\s has halted the
kvspapeis admit C at
I also having uilli ’dty
ims and supplies over
vue inuc1 'y areas along to Somrre.
fhe i.ermans u.is morning bombard
ed the Americans near Ton! and in
Quinnaud Place heavily with gas
-he*.H.
Artillery Firing
L0> r»OX# April 4. — There was
little tivity in the battie area last
night \ ith the ex« option o. hostile ar
tillery tiring at various point.- accord- i
ing t » the official statement this morn
ing. iN-avy artilicrying Vok r ace
this morning near Montdidio**.
In i aids made last night, by the
French in the Champaignc and the
Vert- n sectors, there weie muf.y pris
oner captured and lhe o:Tt: si French
statement says a large nuuber of
machine guns were also captured from
the Ce* :r»ans.
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«. S. DISTRICT i
ATTORNEY IS A j
VISITOR HERE
“I am just paying a visit, nothing
moie, nothing less/’ said United
States District Attorney William A.
Munly today after his arrival from
Valdez on the Northwestern. “I ree
that the recommendation for a mili
tary guard here, had it’s effect, •’ said
Mr. Munly, “and that proper steps
have b«en taken to have strict re
finements I expect to return on the
steamer Alameda, and that is ad that j
1 can say.” Mr. Munly is at the Sex- j
ton.
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OFF TO ENLIST
Two well known young men ol Q ,w*
ard left today to join the colors. A.
I Anderson, who has been bookke* p
er at Brown & Hawkins, left for the
states, and Grant Carlson, who has
lately been with the commission, also
was a passenger to Seattle on the
Northwestern. Both are to join the j
I war service and many friends were a* :
I the dock to wish them well.
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JOIN THE RED CROSS
The force of Charles Nelson & Co.,
commission contractors, paid off here
during the week, took out $45 of mem
bership in the local chapter of the Rea
Cross.
egg shortage over
For two days Seward has been egg
less and this was not a Hoovenzed re
quirement at that. Plenty of eggs,
however, arrived on the Northwestern
this morning and all can now have
“ham and,” “bacon and” or any style.
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Roy Fonda has enlisted in the navy,
and is now’ at Fort Law’ton, near Se
attle, and Ronnie Monroe, w’ho was
stationed at Mile 23, is in the Cana
dian Engineering coips. This is the
information received in the last mail
from Seattle by Walter Farmer.
DRIVE FOR THIRD
LIBERTY LOAN TO
OE STARTED HERE
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NORTHWESTERN !
ARRIVES FROM !
SOUTH-DLPARTS
Ending the longest trip on record,!
from Valdez to Seward, the steamer i
North*, catern arrived in poll at 5:30 *
o’clock this morning. The Northwest-1
ern lcri Valdez last ounuay afternoon :
at 2 o’clock for Eilamar. Leaving IT- )
lamar, at 8 o’clock that evening, the j
Northwestern headed for Nellie J».rn.
But a -now storm started and the
.-teamor hove to and drift*'? all night,
finally ; r.choring in a safe cove otT
uih.cier Island. The storm continue l|
all day Monday and Tuesday but
stalled to subside at midnight Tues
day. At 3:30 o’clock yesterday morn
ing il.e Northwestern hauled up the
anchor and started for Nellie Juan
reaching there at 8 o’clock. The
steamer left that cannery and went to
ha Touche, finally reaching here, sev
eral days late.
The Northwestern discharged
freight at the Seward dock then went
to the Fan Juan dock le<‘. ,’ng /or *he
south shortly after the neon hour.
Arr.H-s on the Northwestern were
Mrs. W. F. Gilmore, H. Christenson,
G. Backstrora, L. Adrian, H. It. Mon
roe, J. F*. Stanton, M. J. Luson, It.
Whitting, F. Ouilet, M. Fictimich, B.
O’Brien. F. E. Whiting, F. J. Erglc
burg, J. C. Lq^ker, C. W. Morris, A.
A. Ar.otrson, W. L. Davis, W. E. Ger
hait, J. H. Wheelock, Charles Herman,
Mrs. Charles Harris, S. Burger, N. B.
Welch, S. M. MeConaghy, F. Gogoff.
N. Balaltlow, I. Wales, A. Greendale,
E. Patenanda, C. Greendale, Rev. Geo.
J. Zinn, Bishop P. T. Rowe, C. E.
Robinson, R. H. Chadwick and Wil
liam A. Munly.
The following passenger*, 710 being
foj* Seattle and the rewind* r for
Alaskan ports, sailed on the North
western:
A G. Anderson, Katie Pichetti, F. 0.
Robinson, Alex Diclcson, Joe Brsamo,
C. W. Hewitt, Miss L. Hanmer, A. L.
Tickner, wife and four children, Mrs.
William Sauers, C. G. Waul, M. Noel.
Albert Stone, John Anderson, N. Os
trum, Ed. L. Whittemore, Otto Ren
lund, L. Berg, G. F. Loelscher, J. Pes
teel, J. P. Hanrahan. John Callebcrg,
A. Williams, C. Ostenvand, 0. L.
Wold, James Nickerney, A. Mobcrg
Geo. F. FoiTest, D. E. Browne, Grant
Carlson, T. Patterson, A. Wall, A. G.
Balls and wife, G. W. Compton, T.
Hanson and 21 steerage.
BUSINESS IS GOOD
R H. Chadwick, representing the
United States Rubber Co., arrived in
Sev.aixl this morning on the North
western. At the Overland hotel. Mr.
Chadwick stated that business was
better in all Alaskan towns than the
pessimists are aware of. “Ketchikan.
| Wrangel9 Petersburg, Juneau and Cor
j dova arc greatly alive and with the
1 exception of Juneau, business is bet
tor than at this time last year/’ said
Mr. Chadwick. “Juneau has a big
fish trade, which it w’ent after and
got. Cordova is bubbling over with
excitement, every steamer bringing in
from 100 to 150 for the canneries
there. I understand that Seward is
going to go after the fishing business
for this region. The people should
and the results will be far greater
than at first realized. I intend to re
main in Seward and catch the first
• steamer up the Inlet. Business with
j me is good, our company having done
splendidly In Alaska."
WASHINGTON, April 4. The
announcement was made today by
William McAdoo, Secretary of the
United States Treasury, that the
Third Liherty Loan campaign, start
ing next Saturday, April 6th, will last
for four weeks. The banks will be
given an additional five days after
closing to tabulate the report on sub
scriptions. Liberty Loan bond pur
chasers will be required to pay five
per cent of their subscription for the
fi»•» t p lyrr.cnt instead of two per cent
as dating the second Liberty Loan
bond issue; twenty per cent then will
be rtuc May 28th; thirty-five per cent
on July 16th and forty per cent Aug
1st 15th.
Seward to Hurtle.
R. E. Robertson, connected with the
Alaska division for the Liberty Loan
campaign, has w ired to Seward urg
ing immediate organizing for an effec
tive four weeks drive on the third
Liberty Loan, uaing as a basis for the I
arguments the danger to Democracy t
unless the money is forth coming. Mr.
Robertson suggests that a public meet
irg be held next Saturday, the eom
menc« inent of the campaign.
“Pilector Blair wires/’ cables Mr.
Robertson, “that every’ tow’n in the
United States will have it’s honor roll
showing subscriptions, names to the
loan and each town exceeding it’s quo
ta will -eceivo an honor flag awarded
by the Treasury department. Names
of all towns winning a flag will be
re. erdod under the honor Hag of the
territorial capital and results from
all staves will be permanently record
ed under the third Liberty loan h*nor
flag, row flying over tht Treasury
Department at Washington. The Trea.s
ury Department intends to have a
celebration and flag rating for tbs
first town winning the honor flag
After a towm receives it’s first honor
flag it will receive a b:ue star for eaih
time it eqna's its previous quota. Each
Liberty bond purchase will receive a
colored w si.’ow fla.; endlen.”
It is understood that by tomorrow
Seward wid undoubtedly veceive it’s
quota and also an announcement will
be made regarding the campaign heve
A
ELECTION AT ANCHORAGE
ANCHORAGE, April 4 — Miss!
Mayme Eversolc and William Clayton j
were elected school directors here on
Tuesday. There was no election on
city officers.
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TRAIN IN LATE
The train from the north is due to
arrive at 5:15 o’clock this afternoon.
Eighteen pasentfers are aboard, <'om
in£ to Se ward.
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FUNERAL TOMORROW
The funeral of little baby Stantca
will be h^ld at the Catholic Chur*-’
morrow morning at 0 o’clock.
FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, April 4. -• Fish quota
tions at noon today were as follow’s*
halibut, 16 cent*; ling and red cod, 6
cents; black cod, 8 cents.
\NTI-JEWISE RIOTS
MOSCOW, April 4. -- Anti-Jewish
rots &ie reported in Kokand, Turke
st m, and ”00 have already been killed
and m ich property destroyed. The
anti-Semetic agitation at Kiev is re
ported tc be acute.
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four minute speaker
Rev. J. J. Patton will be the four
minute speaker tonight at the Liberty
' theatre.
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FRED LAUBNER IS
BELIEV VICTIM
OF 4 COMPANIONS
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SEATTLE, April 4—(Special to the Gateway by the
Associated Press)—Fred Laubner, pioneer of Seward,
whose body was found near Sedro-Woolley earlier this
week, believed to have suicided, is now thought to have
been a victim of foul play.
There is a complete haze over the Laubner case and
officers are now working on the murder theory. Last
Saturday night. Laubner, in company with two men and
two women, attended a dance at Clear Lake, near Sedro
Woolley. It is reported that Laubner had a roll of $700
on him. Last Saturday Laubner had $1000 but he told
friends that he lost $300 gambling.
Laubner and his four friends left the dance at Clear
Lake Sunday morning. His body was found on the banks
of the Skagit river, money gone, throat slashed, and a
knife lay loose in his hand. Saturday night when Laub
ner went to the dance he was perfectly sober.
The Seattle detectives are working on the theory that
he was murdered and are endeavoring to locate Laubner’s
Saturday night companions. All four were strangers to
the Clear Lake people but it is believed by the police that
they reside in Seattle. The police staie that they know
where one of Laubner’s companions reside and are on the
trail now.
Laubner’s stomach was brought to Seattle for exam
ination to see if poison could have been administered in a
drink.
The local detectives say that when the body was
found it was lying face down at the end of a trail of
blood giving rise to speculation, as a man’s body never
falls straight but always sways sidewrays.
Two brothers of Fred Laubner, are reported to be on
the way here. One, Joe Laubner is coming from Anchor
age, Alaska, and the other, Andy Laubner, of Herschey,
Nebraska, is now on his way to Seattle.
Laubner made his headquarters at the Seward Hdfcl
here but no one around the hotel knew who his four com
panions were nor where he picked them up.
HUNS NOW
I \R THE
AM RICANS
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AMSTERDAM, April 4. — The
I lierlin Lokal Anzigier's correspondent
| says that America's aid in the pres- j
cnt war is rapidly gaining in impor
j tance and w ith respect to a coming de
cision. The German payors says that
Germany must be amazed at the de
tails by which the Americans have al
j ready equipped a fighting machine.
I ‘‘French prisoners," continues the Lo
; kal Anzigier, “are telling us what the
| Americans are doing. They say that
i the Ameiinbns are in Europe to stay
I if necef:*ary for years ana hundreds of
I thousands more are ready to come and
will' tome very soon."
ELECTION AT CORDOVA
CORDOVA, April 4. — The straight
Citizen's ticket won in the election
here on Tuesday. W. K. Hillery,
banker, was elected mayor and A. J.
Adams, Malcom Brock, Will Clayton,
Jack Sapiro, A. J. McConnell and C.
M. Rooswog as councilmen. The In
dependents, headed by Dr. Chase, the
present mayor, were defeated.
RUSSIANS
GOING TO
ARM NOW
MOSCOW, April 4. -- Assistant
Secretary of War Podvoisky asserts
that the Russians will fom* an army
of a million and a half men who will
not be inferior in power and equip
ment to the Germans. It is supposed
that this will be the first step In arm
ing the Russian nation aea the oi'icers
of the old regime will be in comn and.
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Coming to the U. S.
LONDON, April 4. — The Russian
government is sending a delegation to
the United States to liquidate Russia's
war orders and to arrange for a fu
ture trade relations. This is accord
ing to information received here »n a
Moscow dispatch.
draft rumors denied ®
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WASHINGTON,- April 4. — Draft
officials here denied today the reports
that orders will be issued shortly to
raise the draft number from eight
hundred thousand to a million and a
half.