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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post____
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, H/18. TEN CENTS PER COPY
Vobine XI. N'uniDor 293- -—— —
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SEW ARIF IS THERE
The two banks of Sewaid wore*
* only opened for two hours toda\
* but during that time about $?200
* was subscribed or $1100 for each
hour, net ween the two tinancia.
* institutions, for the third Liberty
loan. Seward s cpiota is $2*1,000.
SEWARD WILL
START DRIVE
THiS EVENING
Seward started today aiding the
campaign for the third Liberty loan.
Tonight th* subject will he laid be
fore the public at the Liberty thru re.
The management of the theatre will
donate to the local chapter of the Red
Cross the net piuceeds oi tonight ?
show and w ill aLo aid the third Liccr ;
ly loan campaign in all ways possible, j
Tonight at the Liberty theatre, bo-;
sides the high class film production,
Bishop l* T. Rowe and H04. William
A. Munly. United States District At
torney for this division, will speak
upon the subject of the third Liberty
loan. The Liberty should be packed
to the doors, r.ut on’v in order that the
Red Cross may receive a substantial.
>um from the admittance fee but also 1
to hear two well known men talk upon
the Liberty loan issue.
Special speakers have been assign
ed for eveiy night of next week to
talk on the l iberty loan as follows:
Sunday n.gty.—J. J. Ryan.
Monday night-^J. M. Sloan.
Tuesday night—J. J. Campbell.
Wednesday night—Frank (’otter.
Thursday night—Ft. I*. Wever.
Friday night—Judge Whittles*>.
Saturday night, April Vi—Dr. J. H
Romig.
SOFA CUSHION !
WILL BE SOLD
ALL CAN HELP
Have you taken a look at the silk
sofa cusnion in the window of the
Northern? if net, do so. The cushion
was donated to Reward by Mrs. Dai.'y
Hallett thiough Leo Margjles for the
purpose of ra»slng a fund for tobacco
or something else for the Alaska
boys xn France.
Now this is the idea—look at the
cushion good and long and just think
how nice it would be if it was yours.
Next week possibly on Tuesday or
Wednesday, men, women or children
can drop into the Northern, if women,
don’t be afraid, because this is a
gentlemen’s resort, go up to the coun
ter and purchase an enevelope. You
won’t know the price of that envelope
until you open it and a little card
drops out. The card may say one
cents, seven cents, but the cards will
not he for more than $1.25. Get the
idea? When the tickets are all sold
there will be a drawing. Remember
the money raised is going into the
fund for the Alaska soldier boys, our
boys whom we all know.
MILITARY UNIT
TO DRILL ONLY
FRIDAY NIGHT
There was a most satisfactory turn
out of members of the Seward Home
Guards a» the Arctic Brotherhood haP
last night and the army officers and
soldiers of Camp Long put the boys
through setting up excises, bayonet
exercises end foot movements.
it was decided last night that the
Wednesday night' instruction dFn
will be abandoned and the military
unit will here meet only on Fridi.v
ttighti.
G
ATI AND
LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE IS LAUNCHED TODAY IN THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, April f>. — Today,
the first anniversary of America’s en
trance into the g’eat war, the nation
starts the collection of a three billion
dollar loan from the citizens to be
known as the third Liberty Loan to
finance the fighting.
Throughout the nation and terri-1
tones it is a day of luitriotic celebra
tions. In practically every large city
parades of soldiers, sailors and civil
ians were held this morning or are on
this afternoon. The marching is sym
bolic of the important part each plays
in the winning of the war.
Subscriptions started coming in ear
ly indicating that many millions wit
be subscribed before night.
President Wilson will tonight make I
an important address at Baltimore.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
talks in Philadelphia and Vice-Presi
dent Marshall will be the speaker at
St Louis. Secretary of the Navy
Daniels speaks this evening at Cleve
land .
PRESIDENT TO
ISSUE PARDON
FOR DYNAMITER
WASHINGTON, April 6. — Presi
dent Wilson has decided to commute
immediately, the prison term of Frank
M. Ryan, formerly President of the
International Union of Structural Iron
Workers, now at Leavenworth peni
tentiary. Ryan was convicted of a
dynamite conspiracy which was the
outgrow’th of the Los Angelas Times
d\ namiting.
mooselodge
BANISHES THE
ALTAR CLOTHS
SAN FRANCISCO, April o. — The
officers of the local lodge of Moose to
day announced that the American flag
has been substituted as the ritual em
olcm bemuse the altar cloth contained
the flags of Germany, Austria and
Bulga* a.
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BALL PLAYER OF IDAHO
IN THE AVIATION CORPS
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MOSCOW, Idaho, April 6. — Harry
Hartwell, of Buhl, Idaho, who played
guard on the University of Idaho foot
ball team last season lias left school
to enter the United States army fly
ing corps. Hartwell was a heavy and
aggressive player, and was reckoned
aa a valuable member of the team.
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* LONG RANGE GUN *
♦ IS A PRODUCT OF *
♦ THE KIO Pi* WORKS *
* ' _ *
LONDON, April (L — Accord- *
* ing to information received here *
* from Amsterdam, the long range *
* pun bombarding Paris is a pro- *
* duct of tiie Krupp Works. 'Aus- *
* trians recently claimed the gun *
was made in Austria. 1'he sheds * 1
fired by the gun or guns is of a *
* calibre of eight and eight-tenths *
5 inches and 20 inches long. They *
* weight £00 pounds and contain *
’ less than 20 pounds of explosives. *
RAID IS MADE
ON UNION OF <
I.W.W. BUNCH
| SPOKANE, April 6.— The police
raided the headquarters of the lumber
i worker’s and agricultural worker's
| union of the Industrial Workers of toe
World early this morning and took 50
men to police headquarters. Tne pobce
j also seized seditious literature found
I in the rooms of the unions.
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training period
OF RECRUITS MAY
RE SHORTENED SOME !
LONDON, April 6. — Discussing;
the means for replacing the losses of;
men in France, the Daily Mail sug
gests the probably necessity of short
ening the training periods of recruits
and sending to the front younger
| classes at an earlier age than hereto
fore, 4
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CZtRNIN SAYS
PEACE TALKED
BY THE FRENCH!
AMSTERDAM, April 6. — An offi
cial announcement from Vienna reitcr
ates Foreign Minister .-Czernir's asser
tion that Austria and France held a
conference concerning peace. Premier
Clemenceau has denied this report, his
statement being isued at Paris.
WAR SECRETS
LEAD TO MAN
BEING KILLED
WASHINGTON, April 6. — James
King, night watchman of the offices
of the Committee of Public Informa
tion, was found dead this morning
wit'i a bullet in his head. It is be
,!eved that he was murdered by a ne
gro employee who has been arrested.
It is !*dived that King and the negro
quarreled and the authorities, while
not • on *d need do not believe that King
%vas V.; led by people searching for
pap» rs containing war secrets.
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WANTS TO KNOW
WASHINGTON. April <?. — The
Swiss government has asked the State
Department for America's reison for
interning Dr. Kari Muck, noted musi
cian. Muck is technically a Swiss citi
zen although of German birth.
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GREATEST BATTLE
TODAY IS RAGING
iAEONG THE ERONT
NEW YORK, April —On the anniversary of Ameri
ca’s entrance into the war, the greatest battle of the con
flict is still raging according to all reports received by the
Associated Press this afternoon. The German’s great at
tack has apparently halted after ineffectual efforts at
breaking the Allied lines or to bend them back to gain
Amiens, thus to complete the first stage of the advance
which began at St. Quentin.
Commander in chief Foch told the war correspond
ents this forenoon that the Boche tidal wave has broken
and did little damage.
“All is going well,” Gen. Foch said, “and the Allies
,u-e now trying to get the upper hand.”
As proof of this statement, during the past two days,
the enemy has made only slight gains on a thirty eight
nile front. These have been equalized by Allied advances
it other points.
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AMERICA WILL
SPRING GREAT
SURPRISE SOON
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LONDON, April (>. — Premier
Lloyd George, now at the front on a
rour of inspection, telegraphing to the
Lord Mayor of I>ondon, on the occa
sion of the luncheon today celebrating
America’s entrance into the war, said
that during the next few weeks,
‘America will give the Prussian mili
tary the surprise of a life time."
TO WARRANTS
FOR MEMBERS
OF LYNCH MOB
COLLINSVILLE, III., April f>. —
The coroner today applied for war
ranty lor the arcrst of five miners
who were in the mob by whicii Robert
r'rager, was lynched yesterday morn
ing early. Four Justices of the Peace
positively refused to issue the war
rants.
Prager was taken from the iail
shortly after midnight Thursday and
hanged. He was under arrest for mak
ing seditious remarks.
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MUST NOT USE FLOUR
FOR MAKING OF PASTE
OENVr R, April (».—Hereafter, says
an order issued by the state food ad
ministration, flour used by the bill
posters in the making of paste -rust
he of quality unsuitable for human
consumption. Flour for making paste
must not be bought without permis
sion of the food administration, the
order says, and not more than thirty
days' supply may be on hund at any
time. Use of substitutes lor flour is
urged in the order.
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SANTO DOMINGIANS
HELPING REP CROSS
SAN JUAN, Porto’Rico, April 6. —
Americans in Santo Domingo are ac
tive in the interests of the American
Red Cross. According to information
received here the foreign colony at La
Romana sent recently $2,000 to the
American Red Cross headquarters, at
Washington, through the United
States Minister to Santo Domingo. W.
W. Russell.
HUN TRUST
IS MADE AT
A NEW POINT
LONDON, April 6. — A Reuter’s
dispatch received here this afternoon
says that the Germans, at daybreak,
made an attack on the little town of
Corbie, in the Somme '’alley. The Ger
man advanced in dense waves. The
outcome was unknown at the time the
dispatch was sent. The dispatch fur
ther said that the main Ge»man thrust
appears to be west of the Vaire Wood
to'vard the Amien’s road.
Using Artillery
PARIS, April 6. — The Gennan;
attacked in forces in the sector norih
and south of Awe last night. The ar
tillery kept up a bombardment aL
night and this continued this forenoon.
So far there have been no infantry
actions.
JUNEAU HAS AN
EPIDEMIC FROM
DREAD DISEASE
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JUNEAU April r. — Public schools
I arc closed here as toe Jesuit of an
| epidemic of dipthei u* am* ng children.
Th atre managers hove son ed notice
j thc; no chddrcn will bn admitted to
1 the movie shows until the epidemic
subsides. Th j officials of the AUudru
Gastineau company at Thane have de
clared a quarantine against Juneau as
far as children arc concerned and no
children f?om Thane be al:iwed
I to visit this cit>. It is believed that
i the epidemic will he or short duration
and extra precautions are being taken
everywhere against the spreading « f
the disease.
BISHOP ROWE WILL HOLD
SERVICES HERE TOMORROW
Bishop P. T. Rowe will 6fficiate at
both services tomorrow at the Epis
copal church. The first service will be
held at II o'clock tomorrow forenoon
and the second at 4 o'clock in the af
ternoon.
William Bryan, who has been stop
ping at the Hotel Seward, -et.imed
on the train this afternoon to Mile 20,
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