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SEWAKD. ALASKA. TUESDAY, OCTOBER, 22,1918 TEN CENTS PER
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WILL LAKE TO I'M I*.
K. O McCormick, chairman of the
Special Federal Commission now in |
Seward, will b«* at the drill tonight of
th.* Sc*wan) Military Unit. Mr McCor-j
mick is perhaps the first man to visit :
Seward who has been through th** wa*
/one on special commissions and h
experiences are most interesting
FEDERAL COMMISSION IS
RESTIN'*; IT FOR THE D\Y
Tin* Special Federal Commi. sion is
resting up a bit today anti making in
t|U n*»s around Seward regarding de
velopment possibilities after the wa*
Th- members of the commission wil*
probably leave for Cordova on the
steamer Northwestern.
OFF TO YIRCINI \.
K. S Jar avd and Rill Maker lerve
or* the North'* t.-tera enroute to Camp
Dumphery, \ ‘.. g»nia. where they hnv*
keen odered to report in the Hr.gin
e«o »ng corp for duty overseas^
NO CoT nCIL qrORFM.
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Mayor Hoben and President of the
council. S. M (iraff. were both absent
last night and there was no meeting
of the City Council.
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WANT RECOGNITION FOR
those in war service
WHO H AVE BEEN DISCH vRGED
SEATTI.E, Oct . --— National re.
cor.iitation in the way ot some button
or insignia for soldiers who have of
tVn d their lives for their country, un
dergone the training and hardships of
camp. and through no fault of thei*
own been discharged as physically un
fit for service, is sought by Granville
Hawkins of Kansas, a former private
at Fort Lawton.
Hawkins was honorably discharged
after amputation of an arm as the re
sult of a railroad accident. He feels
that action by the War Department,
such as he proposes, would show to
*he world that these discharged so1
diers are not slackers nor unpatriotic
hut entitled to the same considerate r
:•> nu n in uniform. At present, he
vs, many such men ale pushed aside
when seeking employment.
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F.. A. Wilburn, contractor with the
commission for a number of years,
leaves tonight on the Northwestern
for Seattle. Mr. Wilburn will take his
horses south on the steamer.
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NKrt YOKK. Oct.. 22— The YSSO
CTATKI) PRESS this afternoon nays
that the development o! the plan be
ing followed b> the German high corn
• mand in eondurting a retreat from
Northern France and Belgium make*
it appear that Metz is being used a
the pivot for the movement. •
Fresh German divisions n^v ligk;
ing the Americans northwest of Vor
dun. Other German troops are back
| ing towards the Belgian frontier.
It seems certain that the Allies haw
outflanked the Hundig line in Bel
gium where the Scheldt river has been
crossed. The British are today two
miles from Valcennes.
The Germans may be forced back to
the Meuse.
WITH THE ALLIES. Oct.. 22— Th**
I Allies in Belgium seem to have reach
ed a pause after rapid advance. The
Germans have stiffened their resis
tance especially along the Scheld*
river.
SHARI* FIGHTING
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LONDON. Oct.. 22— (Official)—
The British have advanced on,the left
bank of the Ecaillon river and capt
ured the western part of Thiant as a
result of sharp fighting. The British
are now within one mile of Tournai.
FRENCH ON ADVANCE
PARIS. Oct., 22— (Official)— Tlo
French continue progress on the Sci -
re front and have reached the railwH*
northeast of Assisurainse also the Si.
Jacques farm northwest of Chalandry.
BELGIANS TO CELEBRATE.
WASHINGTON, Oct.. 22— The
Belgians at Havre are to celebrat *
their deliverance of half of Belgium
from the Germans on October 26th.
the anniversary of the first battle ot
the Yser
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ALASKA HITS SOMETHING.
Steamer Alaska, which left Cordov.n
last Saturday nipht, struck a rock o -
reef in Hecate Straits according to ad
vices received here. The Alaska flow
ed at high tide and it is reported was
sliphtly damaped but proceeded sou* i
to Seattle.
JAMES HAS RESIGNED.
L. L James, Jr., City Attorney, bus
presented his resignation to the city
council. Mr James leaves on the Nor
thwestem tonight for San Francisc *
to join the navy.
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ZURICH. Oct., 22— Several Polish.
Roman Catholic preists, togetin r with »
leading members of their congrcga*- j
ions, have been imprisoned by the Ch »•
-mans because they concealed church
hells to prevent their confiscation by
the German military authorities. War
saw papers report None of the pris
oners have been brought to trial They
were merely told that they would have
t<> remain in jail until the bells wete
found.
Some years ago Paderwski, the piar.
-Ft. gave a magnificent hell t«> th-*.
fit Kunsna. This the Austrian* ha/ *
n <juisitionod to the intense indi rna*
ion of the parishoners.
\M ERICAS SOLDIERS TO
HAVE THEIR FRESH MILK
AND FRESH VEGETABLES
NEW YORK, Oct., 22— T! at the
milk and fresh vegetable' supplies o
American military hospitals in Eng
land and France may be increased an 1
improved, the American Reel Cross
will despatch a elctachment of ex
pert American dairymen anel mark *
gardm rers to Europe, it is announced.
Lieutenant H. L# Frost, of the Bu:
eau of Hospitals Farms and Gardens
who has hee'n locateel for some time
at American Red Cros* H'*:»dt|i, ••te,‘
in Paris, is e»n his wav to tin ' eon it
ry to take* cha. ge of flic mis."' *n.
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WAR MODIFIED EDUCATION
COMES BEFORE ASSOCIATION
DENVER, COLO., Oct., 22— War.
modified education will come in for
large share of discussion at the an
nual meetings of the Coloradei Edu
cation Association this year.
The first of the series of throe gath
erings will be in Graxid Junction, Nov.
to P. This is called the “Western
elistrict,” meeting. The Easte rn eli.
triot meeting will be in Denver No>.
i to P, while the Southern gathering
will he* in Pueblo, Nov 7 to P.
Among the speakers who have
ceptcd invitations to address tne*1
meetings are* Mrs Ella Flagg Young
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of Chicago; Elmer B. Bryan, Presi
dent of Colgate College, Dr. Ernest
C. Moore President of the Los Angel
es Suite Normal Institute, Los Ang
. Cal., and Mrs. Mary C. C. Brad
ford, Colorado’s superintenelent
Public Instution.
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SCHOOL AT COAL CAMP.
ANCHORAGE, Oct , - At Esku.
a school district has been organized i
with fifteen scholars. Miss Orah 0.
Clark, who formerly was employed in
the Anchorage postoffice, is the teach
-or Summer S. Smith, superintendent
of the coal mining department of the
Alaskan Engineering Commission, is
the chairman of the board of super
visors in the newly organized district.
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TO HELP
RUSSIA
NEW YORK, Oct , 22— Immediate
adoption of a constructive policy ot
civic and economic assistance for tin
Russi,,ii people is recommend* <1
the American-Russia Chamber of Com
-merce in a report submitted to civic,
trade and commercial organizations
throughout the country . The ( ham
her urges that u civic economic miss
ion be despatched to Siberia to follow
in the wake of the Allied military ex
pedition and form rallying points fo:
the Russians freed from Ge:inan-l*oi
sheviki domination in their efforts tr
restore normal conditions of life. I n
less order is restored it is said, it wi’
be difficult for the masses of Russians
to understand the necessity or va'ue
• f supporting a new government.
The rcpoit was prepared by the ex
ecutive committee of the Chamber,
which is made up of representative
Americans who have hud long expo*
in nee in Russia. The program, wh c!
has been approved by the Commit to*
on 1 weign Kclations of the Untie**
States Chamber of Commerce, «alls
for t.h- establishment of a liberal gov
rnnv nt in Siberia and reorganizat
ion of agricultural, mining and manu
facturing industries there as an !e
dispensible prelude to such accomplish
-meats in European Russia, with the
ultimate object of enabling Russia t<
free herself from German don * nat
ion.
1’bo rccomendation for a civic ccon
oiuic mi. sion contemplates the loflde*'
ship of a man of national repute a..d
known disinterestedness and the in
clusion of sections to assist in reo •
anization of the railroad, financial
and industrial systems, to assure max
mum crops in Siberia next year, to
ascertain and meet the most urgent
needs commercially of the p<*op1e, to
advise the Russian workers in recon
structing their industrial life, to ac
quaint Russians with the purposes of
the Allies by means of a publicity ser
vice and, through the Red Cross
Young Men's Christian Association
and other organizations, to combat
disease and improve social condition \
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GET YOUR MAIL IN
The Northwestern which arrives
during the night, will sail severe*
hours after Better hustle your man
into the Post office quickly or at the
latest early tomorrow forenoon so if
the mail does not catch the Northwest
-ern it will he dispached on the Ala
meda.
GOING OUT ON THE WATSON.
Chairman William C. Edes, of the
Alaskan Engineering Commission,
and Private Secretary Mason, leave
Anchorage on the Admiral Watson
about the first of next month for Seat
-tie thence to Washington, D. C.
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STEAMER DOPE
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I Steamer Northwestern is due about
midnight direct from the south. Tht
steamer will probably only remain
! here a couple of hours then sail lo;
: LuTouche, Valdez and Cordova.
Steamer Alameda arrived at An
chorage at li o’clock this morning am'
! pa-s* tigers were ordered to lx* aboard
by r* o’clock this afternoon. The Air*
| da i •. exjiected here about noon to
! morrow.
| Steamer Admiral Kariagut w*.s tff
Cane St. Klia > .vest* -day at noon, "s
now believed to b* between Cordova
and Seward and an-ival here is expect
-f <1 tomorrow fore*:* on.
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; NOME STOPS Al.l. PUBI.IC
(. \ rHERING AS PR EVENT ATI VI
AGAINST THE 1NKKUKN7.A
NOME, Out., 22— Publit- gatherings
of all kinds have, been stopped here
keep the influenza out.
The passengers on the steamer Yi*
i tori a from the states were placed
quarantine for five days and the ma
ns fumigated.
Nome subscribed 81117,055 for the
Fourth Liberty Loan bonds.
It is expected that 400 persons wi
remain here for the winter.
NAVIGATION ON RIVER
YUKON CLOSED FOR YEAR
DAWSON, Oct., 22— Navigation or
the Yukon is closed. A launch front
Whitehorse ran 50 miles through th
ice
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Skagway, Oct., 22— Four hundred
interior passengers, the last of the so:,
•son arrived here on the train lat<•
yesterday afternoon and will leave fo»*
the outside on the first steamers
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JUNEAU BOY DIES IN
UNITED STATES ARMY CAMP.
Seattle, Oct., 22— Koi ne StandfieM
McDonald, non of A K. McDonald, ot
Juneau, Alaska, died ofi influenza at
Camp Dodge last week. His body has
arrived here where burial will be
made
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DRAFT CALLS SUSPENDED.
WASHINGTON, Oct., 22— Draft
calls have been suspended because of
the Spanish influenza. The calls wi:’
be resumed in several of the zones
where the disease is considered net
serious.
FISH QUOTATIONS
Seattle, Oct., 22— Today’s fish quo
tations were as follows:— halibut,
sixteen and one half cents; sable, five
cents; ling1 and red cod, six cents.
KETCHIKAN, Oct. 22— Yester
day’s fish quotations were as follows:
—halibut, thirteen cents, sable, four
cents, red rock, two cents.
GOING TO FRISCO.
Mrs Frank Luckel and Mrs. Thay
er Lyons, wives of officers aboard the
U. S. S. Saturn, will leave on the Nor
thwestern enroute to San Francisco
and that dear old California land.
WASHINGTON, Oct., 22— The «
ficial text of the German note has a
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rived here and the substance was
| practically the* same as released *
London yesterday. It is indicated tin
the President will make no reply :
the note before tomorrow and it is In
ieved that Washington is exchangirij
| views with the Allied capitois.
All official Washington, Allied cli
plomats and neutrals, expect Presi
dent Wilson to decide quickly.
Whether the note creates a new sit
uation or not, all believe that immedi
ate peace is not at hand and no arm in
• tice will he granted unless Germany
surrenders thus destroying the Kais
! er’s war machine.
I Countless war observers Relieve
hat no answer is necessary as tin
note from Germany is ;?i no wav* eon
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suiered a reply. The note simply stat
es things which must have been from
.he viewpoint of a person or person*
who have been locked up in a clois
hire as statements are made which
i are at wide variance with the truth.
BRITISH ARK WARV.
LONDON, Oil >>.— The British
newspapers almost without exception
view the German reply with distrust.
The Daily Express says: ‘‘There is a
nigger in thewoodpile.”
The British diplomatic and Labor
circles regard the note as a mere ar
gument and protestation of a high of
ficial.
Many diplomats say the note i-»
‘‘badly cnmou.flag»‘d insincerity.”
CATHOLICS TO PR A Y.
B YSEL, Oct , 22— Cardinal Hart
•nnnn. Archbishop of Cologne, a mil
itarist member of the Clergymen, has
issued a pastorial letter saying that
dark hours are ahead for Germans.
The Archbishop calls upon the people
to offer prayers and invites all Catho
lics to rally around the Emperor and
offer prayers especially for the pro
tection of the Fatherland.
AMERICANS NOT SATISFIED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22— Amen
can newspapers are evidently dissat
isfied with Germany’s note. The ma
jority see that the Kaiser, with his di
seased mind, is still ruler of the peo
ple. Most New York papers condemn
the note as childish, a note to inspire
contempt is possible, in view of the
many inhumane acts committed in the
name of war and under the alleged
cloak of international law.”
All papers throughout the Cnited
States say nothing hut uncondition I
surrender is possible in any case.
WANTS KAISER KICKED OUT.
AMSTERDAM, Oct„ 22— The
Frankische Tagespost of Nurembunr
is the first German newspaper to
openly demand the Kaiser’s abdicat
ion. The paper says that the ascens
on of the Crown Prince is out of the
question. Junkers are absolutely si-...
lent