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Volume XI. Number 10:1 _3EWARD, ALASKA. TUESDAY, MARCH 20. 1917 _Ten Cents the Copy
RITISH CAVALRY AIDS
IN DRIVE; TEUTONS
DESTROYAS THEY GO
(.By United State* Cable) m
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Tues
day, March 20—So rapid became the pursuit of the re->
treating Germans in the Ancre and Somme sectois today
that the British cavatry came into action after long
months of restless waiting.
Great indignation is felt by French residents ot lane,
evacuated bv the retreating Germans over the outrages
perpretrated as they tied. Families which obeyed every
edict of the invader were given no consideration. In
Perrone the finer private residences which had escaped
shell fire were deliberately wrecked by the retreating
Teutons. , . . „ j
It was officially stated today that poisoned wells were,
found in the village of Bariex, southwest ot Peronne, I
which was occupied by the British in the wake of retreat-;
:ng German garrisons.
BRITISH OCCUPY 10 MORE VILLAGES
(B> United State* Cable) ,
LONDON. Tuesday. March 20.—General Sir Douglas
Haig reports that forty additional villages haw fallen in-:
io his hands on the western front and that the British are!
forcing the Germans back along an extended 11 out.
ADVANCE COVERS FIFTH OF FRONT
<Bv United State* Cable) ,
PARIS, Tuesday, March 20.—Capture of twenty ad
ditional villages is reported officially today by the h lencij
war office. Today’s communique says that the German •
troops are in full retreat ove ra section which amounts to
almost one-fifth of the vast front from Switzerland to the;
wa. The retreating Germans are being closely pressed]
by the French and British forces.
U. S. OFFICIALS HEAR RETREAT FORCED
(By United State* Cable)
WASHINGTON. Tuesday, March 20.—Based on ad-!
vices received here from certain sources, official opinion
Ivu-e is that the German retreat on the western front was
far from voluntary, but was the result of a sudden surge
forward of the vast armies mobilized in the Somme by
France and England. ___1
SULZER ELECTED IS
RULING OF JENNINGS
JUNEAU, Tuesday, March 20.—In an exhaustive
opinion covering thirty-six pages, Judge Jennings at
10:30 this morning rendered a decision in which he
declared Charles Sulzer elected delegate.
Jennings upheld the Sulzer demurrer in the dele
gate mandamus and ruled that the canvassing board
must not count the returns from Choggiung, Nasha
gak, Bonnitield, Utica, Deering, and Vault, where
votes were cast on other than the ollicial ballots or
where other irregularities occurred. The pleadings
of Rustgard disclosed that nothing was defective in
other returns for Wickersham.
Attorney General Grigsby’s opinion rendered to
the canvassing board was sustained by Judge Jen
nings in every detail.
Whether or not Wickersham will appeal is not
known, but it is the general opinion here that the de
cision will be final and no appeal taken.
Under the decision Sulzer wins by nineteen votes.
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TEUTONS RESTLESS
IN FACE RUSSIAN
SUCCESSFUL REVOLT
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AMSTERDAM, Tuesday, March 20— Comparing the'
situation in Germany with that in Russia yesterday, the
Berlin Vorwarts, a radical paper, said in part:
“Shall the world say that all nations on earth are free
except Germany?” • . ,
Other German newspapers compare the declaration
of the Russian provisional government with the declara
tion of Grand Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg in the j
Prussian diet to the discredit of the latter._j
U. S. PLANS TO JOIN WAR ON SUBS
.{By United State# CaWe)
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, March 20. — The United
States, Great Britain ami France may join in guarding the
trans-Atlantic lanes against German U boats if the pres
ent government plans materialize. The administration j
expects to begin work today on this and is infoi mallj
negotiating with these nations, as a result of the sinking j
of American .merchantmen.
Orders were issued by Secretary Daniels today to
the New York navy yard to complete sixty submarine
chasers within the next sixty days with an outside limit of
eightv days in event of difficulty in securing material.
These boats are of high speed, 110 feet long and mount
rapid fire guns. , , |
With the president s approval the secretary has alsoj
ordered th** graduation of the first and second classes at
the Annapolis naval academy. The first class will go out
March 29. releasing 172 junior officers to fill the existing
vacancies. The second-class will graduate Septemoei lo,
adding 202 more, a full year before they would have other
wise been available.
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FIFTEEN LOST ON VIGILANCIA
(By United State* Cable)
PLYMOUTH, England, Tuesday, March 20.—Fifteen
members of the crew on the American freightei \ igil
ancia several of whom were Americans, were lost, accord
ing to Captain Middleton, master of the ship, who arrived
here today. _
CAPTAIN BORUM STILL MISSING
(By United State* Cable)
OUENSTOWN, Tuesday, March 20. — No further
word has been received of Captain Borum and the nine
men from the City of Memphis, missing after taking to a
boat when the steamer was sunk Sunday.
NAVY PREPARES TO RECRUIT WOMEN
(By United State* Cable)
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, March 20.—Secretary
Daniels of the navy, issued orders to naval commandants
at shore stations and all recruiting officers to he prepared
to enlist women in actual naval service in case of emerg
ency. They will be given shore duty in the navy yards
and in munition work.____■
VANDERVEER MAKES DENIAL
SEATTLE, Tuesday, March 20.—Attorney Yander-1
veer took the stand for the defense this morning and de
nied ever having advised Billingsley to offer the mayor a
bribe. ______
SEN. CUMMINS IS
OVERCOME W HILE
DENYING CHARGE
(By United States Cable)
NEW YORK, Monday. March 1!>.—
While speaking to the Republican
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club here, for the purpose of denying
that he had engaged in the LaFollette
filibuster, Senator Cummins collapsed
today. His condition is not danger
ous.
ADMIRAL W ATSON
SAILS FOR SEWARD
(By United States Cable)
SEATTLE, Tuesday, March 20.—
The Admiral Watson sailed for Alas
kan ports last night with the follow
ing passengers for Seward: Gaston
Hardy, Paul Lyons, F. Lyons, George
Taylor, Sidney Ward, J. ^artholf, C.
Johnson, Mrs. C. Smith, Tom Murphy,
J. Pritchard, W. Walker, John Ed
wards, Jacob Doshen, C. Morris, C.
Lindquist, Miss Thora Reed, W.
Minser, and nineteen steerage.
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BANK OF SEWARD
DEPOSITORY FOR
POSTAL SAVINGS
Word was received by the Bank of
Seward today that it has been desig
nated as a United States depository
for postal savings, which shows the
confidence of the government in Al
askan banks.
The Seward postal savings bank re
ceipts have increased rapidly since it
; opened a few months ago.
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FIVE MORE BILLS
BEFORE LEGISLATURE
(By United States Cable)
JUNEAU, Tuesday, March 20.—
Bills were introduced before the
house yesterday for an agricultral
coliege, and school of mines. In the
senate measures were introduced to
make Lincoln’s birthday a legal holi
day for Alaska; abolishing the com
mission uniform league, and granting
:10 days annual vacation to territorial
employees.
CREWS OF CRUIS IS AT
! PHILADELPHIA MAKE
BREAK FOR LIBERTY
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(By L'nited Staten ( able)
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, March 20.—Sailors from
the German auxiliary cruisers Prince Eitel Frederick and
Kron Prinz Wilhelm, interned here attempted to escape
last night and it appears certain that Lieutenant Chorth
and Machinist’s Mate Hermann Schroeder were drowned.
All of the others were recaptured and not a trace of
this pair has been found. Some were captured long after
reaching land.
BOATS LAND AT
BOTH DOCKS ON
WATER FRONT
Decking and Material For
Cannery Brought by
S. S. Cordova
A new era opened on Seward’s wat
er front yesterday when the first
steamer tied up at the new fish dock
at San Juan Point. Whi'* the
freighter Cordova was discharging
lumber at the fish dock there was
equal activity at the railroad dock,
where the Dora was taking the
last of her cargo for the westward,
and the Admiral Farragut from Sel
dovia, was discharging coal for the
U. S. railroad.
Dock decking and lumber for the
San Juan Fishing & Packing Co.’s
cannery was discharged by the C or
dova and about midnight she moved
over to the R. R. dock and discharged
a shipment of coal for the Alaska
Transfer.
Captain Westerland of the Cordova,
formerly of the Dora, declares the
new fish dock to be much better lo
cated for landing of boats than the
railroad dock. He says the prevail
ing winds here being north and south,
it is no trick at all to tie up along
side of docks facing the east. He
! was over an hour getting alongside
, the railroad dock last night when he
moved from the fish dock, owing to
the strong north wind.
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BOATS AND TRAINS
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i The Admiral Watson left Seattle
■ yesterday for Seward and way ports.
The Admial Farragut sailed south
at 11 o’clock last night.
The S. S. Dora sailed west yester
day at 5 o’clock.
The freighter Cordova arrived yes
terday at 3 o'clock.
The Northwestern left Juneau at 6
o’clock last night.
A special train left this morning at
1 8:30 o’clock.
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THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum . 38
Minimum . 28
Current . 37
Weather . Clear
WEATHER TOMORROW
Fair and cooler.
COUNCIL ORDERS
REMOVAL OF ALL
POWDER HOUSES
Magazines Menace to New
San Juan Fish Plant
and Whole Town
Resolutions were passed by the
council last night declaring the U. S.
1 railroad and other powder houses lo
j rated at San Point to be a men
' ace and ordering their removal from
i the city limits within .*>0 days.
Dynamite and black powder, total
ing over 150 tons is to be unloaded
; here soon, according to reports re
cently received and for such an
amount of explosive to be stored at
San Juan Point would put the new
cannery and fish storage in constant
danger while the detonation of such a
charge would wreck the town.
Some fears have also been express
ed about having that amount of pow
der unloaded at the dock, but as there
is no other place at which it can be
handled without great delay, special
I guards will be placed and extreme
, care used in hadling it. A shipment
of nearly one hundred tons was un
loaded in the same way last fall.
The council also passed an ordin
ance providing that all who have reg
istered since the last city election may
vote at the coming contest. Those not
! registered who must be sworn in will
i have to be sworn before some other
qualified oiricial than the election
board. This last measure w'as taken
to prevent delays at the polling
! place.
The bill of Thede, for damage, re
sulting from street grading was pass
ed for consideration after the snow
goes so the true facts concerning the
grade can be ascertained.
HOBEN HEARS FROM
BRO. IN TRENCHES
On the last mail, Harry V. Hoben,
of the Alaska Transfer company, re
ceived one of the official army' post
cards of the type used by soldiers in
the trenches in France, from his old
er brother, A. L. Hoben.
When Harry w*as kome la;| year he
says his brother had no intention of
enlisting but that evidently something
has arisen since to cause him to go to
the war. The postal card said the
soldier brother was well.
Trails
Trails good, with a temperature of
24 at Mile 71; 22 at Mile 52, and 22 at
Mile 34.
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