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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post_
* SEWARD, ALASKA? WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBERT! 1918 —^ ~~ TKN CKNTB PKR^OP^
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SEATTLE, Sept., 18— The Federal Commission, ap
pointed ov ^ereiary oi the Interior Lane, to stud} Alas
Ka s thaoer, mineral’and agricultural possibilities, lias ar
rived here and wul sail shortly tor the north, lhis com
mission will u port on the present need and pa\e tiu* \\<\\
tor development ot Alaska after the war.
The memoeis oi me commission are as follows:—
F. 0. McCormick, Vice-President ot the Southern
Paciiic, Chairman.
George Watkins E\ans, Bureau ot Mines ot the Un
iversity of W ashingtoii.
George l. AIcl adden, chief Engineer of the t hicago
Coal company.
L. A. 0. Gabanev, will report to Chairman hdes ot the
A. E. C„ at Seward and will later go to the Matanuska.
The exact itinerary has not been arranged but the
commission is going to every t.iit
trv and weather will permit.
It is understood that the final report will probably re
port on the sending or returning soldiei’S, alter the war, to
the north to deveiope the country. Soldiers will lie given
land for agricultural purposes.
RAIN STOPS
Apparently the storm which has
bcvn raging along the Alaska coast
ami far to the interior has abated,
but one can never tell whether this is
a fact or not.
Rain cea>cd timing the night and
a north wind tame up. lhis forenoon
the wind switched around and came
again from the south.
This forenoon Lowell creek shows
a decided falling. The stream has eat
en towards the residence formerly oc
cupied by J . J. Finnegan, across the
stream on Third avenue) about 20
feet and cut down over 7 feet. Thi<
washout undermined the approach on
the north side of the Third avenue
bridge. The bed of Lowell creek from
bank to bank is no.\ about level wi*h
the exception o*‘ one place, where the
stream is flowing today. Men are at
work piling brush and putting on
more planking on the wingdam on the
north side of the stream between
Thin! anti Fourth avenue.
JAPANESE OFFICIAL DEAD
TOKIO. Sept., 18.—Viscount Ichro
Motono, former Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Japan, is dead. The form
er Minister resigned his office four
months ago owing to ill health.
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AID SOCIETY TO MEET.
The Methodist Ladies Aid Society
will meet at the parsonage. Thursday
afternoon at 2 o’clock, rhose wishing
to attend will please notice that the
hour of meeting has been changed
from 2:30 to 2 o’clock.
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Corpora! P. P. House, foiiner at
torney of Fairbanks, is among th“
enlisted men on the transport. Mr.
Douse was the guest of Hugh Dough
prty during the stay of the craft.
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NAMES A NEW
AMBASSADOR
WASH1 XGTOX, Sept., 18.—Jolyi
U. Dovies, of West Virginia, Solicitor
j General of the United States, will
succeed Ambassador Page. Mr. Page
has been ambassador to England and
resigned on account of ill health sev
eral weeks ago.
Mr. Davies is now in Switzerland
heading an American delegation at
the Berne conference with the Ger
mans regarding the treatment and
exchange of prisoners of war.
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PILOT HORTON INJURED.
The fishing boat New England,
came into port last evening from tbc
banks bringing pilot John Horton wb >
fell aboard ship and dislocated hi>
. shoulder. Horton was taken to tho
i Seward General Hospital for trent
i ment.
FISH QrOTATlONS
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SEATTLE, Sept.. 18.—Fish quota
tions at noon today were as follows:
, halibut, fifteen cents, sable, five and !
j one half cents; ling and red cod, four j
J cents.
BERLIN COAL DELIVERED
BY THE TROLLEY CARS.
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NEW YORK. Sept. 18— Because of i
the shortage of working horses in
Berlin coal is to be transported from
the coal yards to the homes of con- j
sumers by trolley according to tlv» J
Berlin TAGEBLATT. The coal will he
conveyed in trailers attached to the,
street cars.
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R. E. Bresnahan. formerly city ed- i
itor of the Nenana News, is among
j the enlisttd men on the transport.
MONEY FOR
RELIEF
Seventeen more dollars were con
tributed to noon today to the Armen
ian Uelief fund, the fund being laised !
to save the lives of those facingstar- j
vat ion.
Any amount from 2f> cents up will
be gladly received for this fund which
is for a most worthy cause. Amounts
can be left at the Gateway office or
handed to Doctors Sloan or Komig.
The following were the contribu
tions received to noon today:
George A. Thoreen . S 2.00 j
C. R. If rook . 5.00 J
Cha les ('rawford . 5.00
W. H. Whittlesey . 5.00
Pi'eviously reported:—
Allan .McIntosh . $ 5.00
A. Uossness . 5.00
(]oo je Cl irk 10.00
J. Junto and wife. ;)-00
Claude Math'son . 10.0
Mrs. Thomas Neville . 2.00
A friend . 1*00
Sewa n I boy
X. H. Anderson 5.00
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ERECTS A MILL
AT PT. CHATHAM
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R. G. Doherty of Port Chatham is
in Seward and expects to return to
his place of business on the steamer
Admiral Earragut. Mr. Doherty is
one of the l>est known men in this
section of Alaska and has just or
ganized the It. (». Doherty Lumber
Company, place of business bein gat
Port Chatham.
‘We are in the market now for lum
ber of all kinds/’ said Mr. Doherty
forenoon. “We can furnish anything
from moulding to lumber for ships
and we intend to cater to the fisher
men of this locality and build their
boats.
“The mill at Port Chatham is cap
able of turning out from 25000 to 30
GOO feet of lumber daily and we have
a large supply of timber to handl \
“The mill is equipped with pirner«,
etc., and is as complete asthe de
mands require.”
LOW BAROMETER.
Acceding to Capt. Scott of the New
England, the barometer fell to 27.80
last night, the lowest he has ever seui
it in Alaska waters. It is evident that
there was a most severe storm at sea
last night.
WEATHER FORECAST
The weather forecast for tonight
and tomorrow is clearing with squalls.
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STARR IN PORT.
The fishing boat Starr arrived in
port early this morning from the
hanks.
STEAMER DOPE.
A steamer from the south is liable
to come into port during the night.
Another steamer is likely to come in
to port from Seattle during the next
4S hours. A steamer from Seward
Peninsula ports is due about Satyr
day or Sunday.
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Dick Ward, from Nenana, is
arnoung the enlisted men aboard the
transport. Mr. Ward and T. M. Harr
were busy during shore leave talking
over old tinies. Mr. Ward was the best
man at Mr Harr’s wedding.
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Don’t forget that the brownstone
front usually depends on u homely
brick rear for support.
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TRANSPORT
FROM THE
ORIENT IN
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Effective today, by orders of the
Secretary of the Navy, the publicat
ion of the names of steamers the»r
destination, etc., is absolutely forbid
den until further notice. No informat
ion can be ol'fi. ally given to the puo
lic, so if the marine reports read a
little odd, it can’t lx* helped.
The United States transport which
arrived in |>ort yesterday afternoon
for water sailed this forenoon at ><*
o’clock and the boys aboard guv-'
many cheers for Seward and the peo
ple living here. Out in the stream, the
transjjort gave a salute to the radio
naval craft and the latter responded
then on account of a Lieutenant com
mander being aboard the radio navu
craft, the transport gave another sa
lute of three blasts. Even the whistle
of both crafts were muffled, pursu
ant to the new shipping order effect
ive today.
Aboard the transport, which was in
port dining the night were 17s me
from Fort Oibbon. composing Com
pany B, of the 14th infantry; SO met
of Company D,ftvom and St.
Michael. Among the men were small
detachments of the regular army in
Alaska for the past two years and tee
remainder are the enlisted men Iron
Nome and tin* interior. 1 he interio”
boys are as fine a looking set of men
as ever wore the uniform of the Unit
ed. States army. There are doctors,
lawyers and other professions repre
sented.
Two majors, one colonel and many
captains from foreign service are
aboard the transport which sailed this
forenoon for an unknown destination.
The majority of the officers, many ac
companied by their wives and family,
are from the Philippines, and are now
on their way to “somewhere in Fran
ce”. Others aboard the transport are
from China and Vladivostok being
part of the expeditionay force landed
by the U. S. first class cruiser Brook
lyn at Siberia several months. The
sailors and marines are now enrouti
to the states and will he sent abroad
to join other fighting commands.
At the dance last night was one
corporal and three men who hav- betn
stationed with the U. S. forces in < h>
na for eight years. Iaist night was the
first time they had witnessed an all
American dance since they left the
United States.
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! Capt. T. J. Haley is in command or
transport and he is a well known Pac
ific coast mariner.
The transport which sailed this fore
noon left a Pacific Coast port July 5th
went across the Pacific to various L.j
S. possessions and landed 2000 Amer
ican soldiers at Vladivostok. At one
time during: the trip there were 8000
soldiers on the transport but this was
only for several hours the men being:
transferred from one port to anothei.
The transport can carry 2500 soldier*
besides the crew.
The dance jriven last nipht by the
men from the transport was well at
tended by local people and all enjoyed
themselves. Not for months and nin
ths has a complete orchestra been
heard in Seward. There were two vio
lins, clarinet, two ffuitars, drums and
, ( Continued to paffe 4)
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LONDON, Sept., 18— In an attack northwest of St.
Quentin, the British today scored an average advance of
one and one half miles to three miles along a fifteen mile
front. The French attacked simultaneously on the right.
The British have captured the town of Hargicourt and al
most surrounded the town of Ephey. Fifteen hundred pri
soners have been taken.
The British crossed the Hindenburg line at two points
Villeret and Gauzeacourt. The depth of penetration is un
reported. At one point the British are about one mile from
the line where the Germans started an attack in March.
The British have captured four towns since daybreak.
YANKS DRIVE BACK THE GERMANS.
WITH THE AMERICANS, IN LORRAINE, Sept.,18
— The American artillery drove back a German infantry
attack against the American lines west of the Moselle.
Many Germans were killed.
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GERMANS ATTEMPT A BIG ATTACK.
LONDON, Sept., 18— (Official)— The Germans last
night, assisted by heavy artillery, succeeded in pushing the
British back to the western outskirts of Moemres village.
The British attacked this morning northwest of St. Quen
ten and captured the Holgnon village.
SERBIANS PENETRATE FURTHER.
PARIS, Sept., 18— (Official)— The Allies, Serbians
predominating, on the Macedonian front, penetrated a
depth of four and one half miles on a litteen mile front
.nto the Bulgarian territory and captured 4000 prisoners.
GERMANS ATTACK THE FRENCH.
PARIS, Sept., 18— The Germans last night launched
violent counter attacks against the French on the plateau
northwest of Sancy seven miles portheast of Si issons. The
French completely repulsed the attacks. r
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FRENCH CIVILIANS TO GO TO ST. MIT EL.
WITH THE AMERICANS, Sept., 18— Plans are be
ing made for the reco* operation by the French population
of St. Mihiel salient from which they were driven four
years ago and now regained by the Americans. A commit
tee of citizens have asked permission of the Americans to
return to the salient and seek money buried. The Ger
apparently never expected to be ousted from the salient
and built many shelters and beer gardens. Many dugouts
of the officers contained bathtubs and electric lights.
CAN ENLIST
IN NAVY
WASHINGTON, Sept. t&— Provost
Marshal Crowder announced today
orders which will permit of Voluntary
induction of draft registrants into the
navy and marine coi-ps and provides
for drafting men for these branches
if the enlistments do not suffice to fill
the demands.
Calls for men for the navy will be
issued before the end of the month ad
for the marine corps within the next
few weeks.
WANTED
Three men aie summoned before
the local draft board for .induction up
on orders from the. Anchorage board.
The three men called are Mike Me
I traken, Sam Jenson and James Mc
Guire. The demand is made that they
appear befoie the local board toi in
duction immediately.
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aviator is burned to
death high in the air
TORONTO, Sept., 18.—Aviator
cadet Henry Sauder... was burned to
death this afternoon when his plane
caught fire 10,000 foot in the air.
BELGIUM IS.
NUT FUR
PEACE
PARIS, Sept., 18.—The Belgian
government, after a consultation with
the Allied representatives, have flat
ly refused the latest peace offer.
ANOTHER PEACE TURMOIL
LONDON, Sept., 18.—It is reported
from Beilin that when the Reichstag
meets there will be another peace
demonstration similiar to the one that
broke out in July, 1917. It is said
that German terms for a peace re
solution are being drafted by the ma
jority leaders who have been incon
sultation with the Imperial ChancelU
or.
The Reichstag convenes on Nov«oi*
ber 5tf..
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RECOMMENDS GOVERNMENT
OWNERSHIP OF A SYSTEM
DEEP SEA LEVEL CANALS
WASHINGTON, Sept, 18.—Sec*
»ctary Redfield, in a report today to
the Senate, recommends a system of
government owned deep sea level carh
ala from Massachusetts to the SoutW
Atlantic states*