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Volume XL Number 116 SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1917 _Ten Cents the Copy
Senator Stone Terms War
Resolution as “Great
National Blunder”
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(Kv l'mted Slate* Cable}
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April 4.—Prospects
are bright for a vote on the state of war resolution in the
senate by early evening as the debate appears to be near
ly exhausted. A great deal depends upon LaFollette’s ac
tions, however, and he declines to give any hints of his in
tentions.
A’majority of the members favor the resolution and
its passage is a foregone conclusion, but a number of the
senators want to Ik* heal'd on the subject in order to place
themselves on record before the country in regard to sup
porting President Wilson in the cause which they declare
just.
By unanimous consent the house has agreed to begin
discussion on the war resolution tomorrow morning at 10
o’clock. No special rule for limiting the debate will be
made and the house will remain in continuous session un
till the resolution is passed.
STONE CALLS WAR RESOLUTION BLUNDER
lit? United State* Cable!
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April 4. — Senator
Stone has characterized the war resolution as “the great
est national blunder in our history," and declared he
would gladly lay down his life to “prevent this mistake."
It is not believed on the final ballot that more than
eight ballots will be cast against the resolution in the
senate.
LONDON PAPERS SEE END OF HOHENZOLLERN
(Uy United Mate* Cable!
LONDON, Wednesday, April 4. — Local papers de
clare if the provisions of President Wilson’s address are
carried out it means the deathknell of Hohenzollernism.
GERMANY WILL CONTINUE SUB WARFARE
l luted State* ('able)
BERLIN, Wednesday, April 4.—Ix>cal papers report
that President Wilson’s message has been received in
Berlin. It is declared here that there would be no change
in the attitude of the German government even if con
gress adopts the president’s views.
Germany will not declare war nor make any step to
wage war against the United States.
Submarine warfare will l>e continued, but this, the
officials declare, is not directed any more against the
United States than at other neutrals.
BALLINGER OFFER SERVICES
(By United State* (’able)
SEATTLE, Wednesday, April 4.—Richard A. Ballin
ger. secretary of the interior under President Taft’s ad
ministration. today offered his sendees to the war depart
ment.
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LODGE SAYS SHOULD SEIZE GERMAN SHIPS j
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April 4. — Senator!
Lodge, ranking republican member of the foreign rela
tions committee, in supporting the war resolution today, |
declared the United States should seize German ships j
now in American ports and use them to replace ships Ger
many has sunk by submarines.
110 ARE MISSIN6JR0M SHIPS SUNK!
(.By United State* Cable)
NEW YORK, Wednesday, April 4. — One hundred
and ten persons, including two women and a baby, are
missing from among the survivors of the British steam
ships Trevose and Alnwick Castle, which were torpedoed
without warning by German submarines. The French
steamship Venezia has arrived with twenty-four of the i
survivors, picked up after they had drifted at sea for four
days. (
!M DONALD ELECTED MAYOR BY
CLOSE MARGIN OVER URBACH
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CRAWFORD, COTTER AND LECHNER WIN PLACES
ON COUNCIL—GREEN RETAINS CITY ATTOR
! NEYSHIP—435 BALLOTS CAST IN INTEREST
ING CONTEST.
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Samuel McDonald was selected at
Tuesday’s eection to be the mayor of
Seward for the coming year, defeat
1 iug his closest competitor by ten
votes.
The choice of the people for the
councilmanic positions, for two years |
were: Charles Crawford, Drank Cot-j
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ter and Charles Lechner.
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The members of the council whose
j terns have still a year to run and will
sit until the incoming members, the
looming year arc: Councilmen Sauers
Dubreuil and Chamberlin.
Otto H. Pochlmann was re-elected1
to the position of city clerk and Dr. ^
J. H. Komig was treated with the!
same courtesy by the people of Sew- j
ard for the office of city treasurer.
In the contest for city attorney J.
Lindley (Ireen was favored with re
election.
H. S. llalderston was elected a di-1
rector of the Seward school board.
Conclusive proof of the great inter
est taken in the election and also of
the excitement of the race is that 425
V
electors went to the poles, 20 of whom
were sworn in, and the narrow mar
gin between the leading mayoralty J
candidates.
At the opening of the polls the first!
to cast a vote was G. K. Carter, and
when the clock struck seven last night
Frank Porter had just dropped his
selection in the ballot box.
The highest vote given to any one
candidate wjis received by Otto H.
Poehlmann, city clerk, who was elect
ed with 898 votes. The next in popu
larity was H. S. Halderston, school
board with 891. These two candi
dates, however, were unopposed
Charles Crawford received the
highest vote among the councilmen,
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267; Frank Cotter being second high
est with 234.
The votes as cast for each candidate
are as follows:
MAYOR—
McDonald, Samuel, 202.
Urbach, Leon, 192.
Sauers, William M., 39.
COUNCIL_
Crawford, Charles, 267.
Cotter, Frank J.,234.
Lechner, Charles, 215.
Henry, W. P., 202.
Dougheitv, Hugh, 199.
CITY CLERK—
Poehlmann, Otto H., 398.
CITY TREASURER—
J. H. Romig, 356.
CITY ATTORNEY—
Green, J Lindley, 262.
James, L. L., jr., 174.
DIRECTOR SCHOOL BOARD—
Balderston H. S., 391.
Besides the votes cast for the regu
lar candidates whose names w'ere
printed on the ballots, there wen
twenty-three scattered votes for peo
ple whose names were not on the bal
lots, and who were not candidates for
office.
SULZER TAKES SEAT IN CONGRESS
-WICKERSHAM MAY CONTEST
(U>- I'nlusl States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April 4.—Charles Sul
zer, delegate-elect from Alaska, was sworn in this morn
ing and escorted to the speaker’s table to take the oath of
office by Representative Raker of California.
James Wickersham is reported to be awaiting the
arrival of papers from Alaska before beginning a contest.
WOULD GRANT CITIZENSHIP TO
GERMANS OF 5 YEARS RESIDENCE;
(By l nltad State* Cable)
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April 4. — A bill to
grant citizenship with all its rights and privileges to all j
Germans who have lived in the United States five years >
or longer was introduced today by Senator Townsend of i
Michigan. -;
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY BREAKS WITH U.S.i
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(By United States Cable)
LONDON, Wednesday, April 4. — Advices received
from the Hague today state that Austria-Hungary will:
break diplomatic relations with the United States as a re-j
suit of pressure brought to bear by the Germans.
FRENCH CAPTURE GERMAN FORCE;
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(By United States Cable)
PARIS, Wednesday, April 4.—A large force of Ger-j
mans, said to be eight miles in extent, have been captured j
by the French south of St. Quentin. Various other vil
lages and heights in the same vicinity also fell into th^
hands of the French. j
ISSUE GALL FOR 20,000
WORK IS OF ALL TRADES
IN INDUSTRIAL RESERN 3
(By I’nited State* ( able)
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April 4. — A call for
twenty thousand workers of all trades for the quarter
master’s enlisted reserve corps was issued today by the
war department.
Citizens between the apes of IS and To years of pood
character and health will be accepted for a period of four
years, unless sooner discharged by proper authority, and
will Ik* promoted to higher grades in the reserve as rapidly
as vacancies occur.__
SPLIT VOTE WINS
MAYOR’S JOB
FOR VALENTINE
JUNEAU, Wednesday, April 1.
Emery’ Valentine was elected mayor
1 at the election held here yesterday,
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Attorney Robertson and Claude Erick
son splitting the vote of the better
class of people.
Gunnar Rlomgren, George Mi'Vr
1 and Nels Sorby were elected council -
! men for a term of two years.
EIGHT-HOUR LAW
FAILS TO PASS
ALASKA SENATE
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(Bj United State* Cable)
JUNEAU, Wednesday, April 4.— ;
The house committee yesterday,
recommended the passage of the bill
pertaining to the capital stock ot ,
banks.
Hills which failed to pass the house
yesterday were the Coombs bit! rela* j
tive to the establishing of cabins at j
regular intervals along traveled roads
and trails; the Norland bills, provid
ing an act to enforce prohibition and |
to prohibit the sale and manufacture
of intoxicating liquors; the Casey bill
providing protection, regulation and
conservation of fisheries; anti the Al- ^
lan road memorial.
Tlu* following were passed by the
senate: CJuastad memorial pertaining
to the disposition and control of oil
lands, and the Ronan bill making it a
misdemeanor to draw a bank check
without funds in bank, to cover same.
The senate this morning passed the.
$10,000 emergency bill, this fund to
be used for the purpose of organizing
militia and for other defense prepara
tions.
There was a three-hour wrangle
over the selection of a site for an
agricultural station and mines col
lege. Sutherland, (iaustad and Tom
McGowan are boosting for the Tanana
valley, while John Konan is working
in the inerests of the Matanuska and
Cook Inlet districts, but really favors
leaving the question to the people to
decide.
The memorial opposing the Alex
ander bill passed in the senate this
morning, providing also that appro
priations for unincorporated towns
for improvements be made from
townsite funds.
The underground eight-hour law’
failed to pass.
WILD RANCHER
COMMITS TRIPLE
MURDER-SHOT
HANFORD, Cal., Wednesday, April
4.—Ci. L. Meadows, justice or* the
peace, Attorney E. T. Coster and W.
G. Wiley, all of Los Angles, were shot
and killed today when K. T. Denny,
a well known rancher living near
here, ran amok.
Denny was shot down by Marsha!
Hines in the chase which followed the
triple murder.
DEFEAT WOMEN
AT FAIRBANKS;
RAY IS MAYOR
FAIRBANKS, Wednesday, April 4.
—Henry T. Ray, unopposed candidate
for mayor was elected at the polls
here yesterday.
Louise Golden, Alden Wilbur and
Harry Woodward were elected to the
council for a term of two years.
Two women candidates for council,
J)r. Aline Bradley and Mrs. L. R. (»il
lette, wore overwhelmingly defeated.
FILED FOR RECORD
J. H. Romig and wife, to F. B.
Wood, lots 7 and 18, block 3, Bay View
addition. Consideration $300.
BOATS AND TRAINS
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No word has been received from the
Alaska since sailing from Seattle.
The Admiral Farragut is due in Ju
neau today.
The Admiral Evans is due from An
chorage Friday.
The Mariposa will sail from Spit
tle tomorrow for Seward ami way
ports.
The train will leave tomorrow
morning for Mile 40 at 9 o'clock.
TRAILS
Trails good, with a temperature of
22 at Mile 71 and 2 at Mile f>2.
THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum . 48
Minimum 22
Current . 87
Weather . Clear
Wind . North
WEATHER TOMORROW
Fair and cooler.