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SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, May 17 1'JlK. TEN CENTS PER COPT
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WASHINGTON, May 11 — Divisions on the v;este n
front, w he re American;
British, will ngnt unde/At leAum com manners wi.enevei
the Ame ica
ment made today ha\ing co. n
Foch, commander-in m iei o* tiu* A.ii/n ai ^ ^:1
western front.
MajorGe le ral n LI
British and French iu:i. in. aild i m tv . ho a a a*;u s.
The plan is i egar<
will be i
mav take an active part in the war operations.
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MORE AMERICANS ARRIVE AT FRONT • |
WITH THE AMERICANS. May 17 — A huge rm v
her of troops of th I . :
a rea oi
British, ihe soldiers wil complete their training in .(•
sectors occupi y the Allie now blocking
on their attempt to reach tat English (".anno! p» ri a
WASHINGTON, May 17 — The troops referred to
in the dispatch fru
to tra
not been detached from l“i ri ’ring’s present forces and a v
part of the new movement of troops from the United
States which was forecasted would reach the front hj
Premier Lloyd George soi le ti le t >.
ONE SIBERIAN
JUNCTION HAS
HARBIN, May IT — it is o.ciu!Iy
reported th*d karimsky, a railway
junction, lias been captured by Gener
al Seminoil, the anti-UoUneviki had* r.
Military engineers have "been dis
patched to restore the line in the rear
of the retreating BoUheviki forces.
The people in many districts oi 1C is
sia, along the railroad in Siberia, are
dying of starvation because oi lack ot
transportation of foodstulfs.
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SEWARD FOR WAR M AMI'S
In the last mail L\ S. Deputy Mar
shal Isaac Evans received a letter
from Edwin Edeiman, of Kenai. in
which was $50 and instructions to pur
chase that amount of war stamps.
'The $50 w:js earned by the Edeiman
family ir. taking care of the school
house at Kenai. Mr. Evans as pur
chased the stamps and they are in the
mail. Incidentally Mr. Edeiman sent
S3 for a year’s subscription to the
Weekly t^ost. He will receive both t ic
f tamps and the Fost by return post.
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TWO FREIGHTERS IU E
"The freighters Valdez and A vox
arc due to return from Anchoi ige at
any time. The Valdez, will unload
5Q0 tons of coal. The Anox wil 1 un
doubtedly attempt to pull the Barra
couta from Caine’s head before going
wrnth.
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TACOMA, May IT — The members
ol ti.» Graiul Army of the Republic,
Washington and Alaska, today sclecc
cu Wenatchee for the grand encamp
ment j.« • ' ea . romorrow the Grand
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army men ami their wives will visit
Cr.mp Lewis.
the out* st member attending the
encampment here is 00 years of ago
and the youngest is Cl>.
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\V. 1*.Henry will be the four minute
.pcakcr at the Libel ty Theatre next
Sunday evening .
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The weather forecast for tonight;
{uul tomorrow is fair and cooler. The
average temperature *in Seward for
the past 24 hours has been, 40, clear
with a north wind.
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The following i> the report, of weath
er conditions on the rail toad received
to 7 o’clock this morning.
Anchorage, 4~», clear, calm.
Mile ‘.>1 42, clear, calm.
Girdwood, 42, clear, calm.
Matanuska, 30, clear, calm.
Talkeetna, 34, clear, calm.
SEATTLE. May 17 — At noon to
i day halibut was quoted at fourteen
and one half cents; sable, seven cents;
| !in*r and i-cd cod, three cents.
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Federal prisoners are at work till
1 ing the roil on the lot at the rear of
i the jail. Potatoes and other vege
tables will be planted.
1 .: T ' i 1 AMERICANS, May 17 — American
: oil. i'.vo t of Ton l downed another German avia
: ay. The details have no#t yet l>een received
E Iv ard Rickenbacher, an*
t: .'i three enemy planes. Rickenbach
■ o ' t; •m and hot it down and it fell inside
v erman lines.
!■ , Captain David Peterson* of Pennsyl*
oGcnrnn planes. Captain Kenneth,
: , on the same day, downed a biplane
n * *od a a high altitude. Captain Man* is
.• oi't o 1 orno district where he pros
;ars u ad i any claims. Capt.
Alas lea a year ago with Scotty Allen.
y ;' May 17 — I ickenbacher, mentioned in
i • : ;he front, was formerly an automobile
ad the Fve. "h V'ar Cross Wednesday foi
Hun]•lane a fortnight ago.
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Tin reward Home Guards are going
> t». i tin )k : ade on Memorial
>n July Fouith, To
, .a: weekly drill will bo
a u „ .. I mol be) l a e requested to
..L :o lo perfect tnemselvcs
a me: > wl.ica will bo executed
n t .o public turn-out.
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rho t>i*i
n \ o. .»scn ia uung says that war
Hus k'-,. i - ciaunea at iiikatorinosly,
sa and 1 Oi^iituy, as a stioag
votui'-ci* cur cat is observable among
,v v gr< s oi itu^Maii forces es
pecially in the Don region, it is in
i / section o! Russia that great t>p
i, made against the German
invasion.
; i tTHER IS DEAD
II. o. Roberts, local mamager of the
. an Jaan 1 An & Canning Co., receiv
ed a taleo'i.m announcing the sad
of t death oi his father, at
apoiis. Mr. Roberts senior was
77 years of age and had always been
a d ty. V slight attack of f
pleurisy with other complications was
tlie cause of death.
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L U NCH ARRIVES
The 'team launch, Lt. V. C. Donald
o! the U. S. Quartermasters
Department arrived at 3 o’clock this
| afterm »n frtm Cordova to take
C ia ics Coach and seven witnesses to
the district court at Valdez. The craft
; will s til out as soon as coal and pass-;
engers are taken aboard. Capt. Erick-.
1 sou is- in command of the Donaldson.
He left Cordova yesterday morning at
110 o'clock but was hung up last night
[ at La-touche for water.
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WITH THE BRITISH, May 17 —
i'in Allies are waiting for Hindcnburg
a how up and despite the magnificent
ava in r, the front is very quiet. The
in ny may strike any time. It is be
loved that) the next German push will
• «.f great magnitude and fierceness.
V ta xi battle may bo crucial test for
vi >rmans as they will undoubtedly
U ,d all energies for some smash
through the Allied line.
FIRES ARE SET
WITH THE AMERICANS, May 17
- - American batteries have set sev
o ,al fires behind the German lines in
he Montididier sector last night. The
American’s heavy artillery continually
hatters the enemy Communications.
NO IMPORTANT ACTION
LONDON, May 17 — Field Marshal
Haig says that beyond artillery on
h *th -ides, particularly along the hat
dc front north of the river Lys, there
is onthnig to report.
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JVMES (JOES FISHING;
HE STARTS OFFENSIVE
AGAINST THE MOSQUITOS j
Attorney James, Dr. Keating, Lieut.
Oarloston and Harry Ellsworth went
« ut to Milo 7 on a fishing trip yester
day and returned with their baskets
well filled. Hut the attack upon the
fish was nothing compared to the at
tack o: the mosquitos upon James.
They executed all*kinds of attacks
and counter attacks forcing him back
to the snow trenches from which he
finally was compelled to evacuate and
carry the battle into the enemy linos.
Huge welts upon James exposed an
atomy indicate the effectiveness of the
stings.
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The regular weekly train will be
operated out Jhe line Sunday morning
leaving at 0 o'clock.
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NEW YORK, May 17 — The Associated Press today
says that among the rugged peaks of the Asiago plateau,
the Italian front is again flamed into action. The aggre
sive however is taken by the Italians and the Austro-Ger
man forces, instead of launching the long expected as
sault on the Italian lines, has been compelled to light hard
to maintain their positions held since last November. The
t fact that the Italians took the initiative seems to indicate
that they sought to carry the fight to the enemy in such a
way as to break up any arrangements for launching of a
strong Teutonic assault. This move has many precedents
in war, as a strong offensive at threatened points is con
sidered also as a defense under certain circumstances.
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ITALIANS ENTER lEUTOis POSITIONS
ROME. Mav 17 — The official statement savs that the
Italians have carried out offensive operations successfully
and Austrian trenches at Monte Asolone and along the
Bretna and Piave rivers have been entered at two points.
The Italians inflicted heavy casualties and took many
prisoners.
BITTER FIGHTING IS IN PROGRESS
VIENNA- May 17 — The Austrian official statement
today admits that bitter fighting between the Bretna and
Piave rivers on the Italian front is in progress. The
.statement adds further that several points have been ab
andoned for the time being.
KERENSKY COMING TO THE U. S.
NEW YORK, May 17 — The Call, a Socialist organ,
announces today that Kerensky, former Premier of Rus
sia, will arrive in the United States sometime next week.
GERMAN FLEET MOBILIZING
LONDON, May 17 — The entire German Baltic fleet,
with the exception of a few light cruisers, have been re
called to the Kiel where an important naval force is now
concentrating. This is the information received here to
day from official sources.
U. S. TO BUILD CONCRETE SHIPS
WASHINGTON, May 17 — The Shipping Board will
shortly issue contracts for the building of 14 concrete
tankers and four concrete cargo vessels.
RUSSIANS ARE GOING TO MOBILIZE
WASHINGTON, May 17 — The State Department to
day published a copy of the protest of the Russian Soviets
to Germany against German aggressions and this shows
that the Russians gave notice of their intention to mobil
ize all necessary forces to secure freedom for the Repub
lic which is now menaced beyond limits.
KING RECEIVES U. S. LABOR DELEGATES
LONDON, May 17 — The King of England today re
ceived the American Labor delegates.
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SEATTLE, May 17 — William Short, President of the
Washington Federation of Labor, is a member of the
American delegation received today by the King of Eng
land.