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* * ‘ Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post
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VOLl ME Ml. NUMBER ?5. ___—---;_ ■ ___- ---—
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MANY POSITIONS
DOMINATING M
LI ES ] 1 j
XKW YORK. July -- — The As
sociated Press this afternoon in a sum-1
mary of the fighting on t West
front says that the French and Amer-'
leans have crossed the Marne on 41 l
mile front between Jaul*;onne and
iteuil near where the Germans cross
ed the stream when the Teuton t tte.i
sive was at its height. . The Aides
haw 1 aptund mi
In^j the Gel man lino o conimm c:r .
Th*' French today advanced a !:•*.(
aion^ a four mile front near Mont
didier today.
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GOVERNMENT I
TO CONTROL j
i
WASHINGTON, July 2P» — V e. i
dent Witson issued a proclamatior. 10
day taking control ol the telcy^aph,
telephone. ;blc and radio s^tems in
the L »ar^*d • «.n.es t >1 lit*' oariiviv'
the war. The government control of |
the various systems is effective on
Wednesday, July Hst.
GUESTS AT LUNCHEON’ Oi
» CHAJiUEK OK COMMERCE’. J
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F. K. Feitshans, of Lt>> Angeles, re-;
presenting capitalists interested in the J
Snow Kiver property, Chairman Edes,
of the Alaskan Engineering Commiss
ion, A. Christensen, Charles Mason
and William C. Gerig were gue-ts ol
the Seward Chamber of Commerce at
the noon day luncheon. Mr. Feit
thans made a general talk on hrow the
Los Angeles Chamber goes after thing
and giIs n. Mr. E ■
railroad work and stated that con
struction was moving as fast a> poss
ible owing to shortage of labor.
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“Ka'.l eomie dons will he made between Seward aiv
Anchorage between the first of September and the middle
of that month. It is expected that we will have trains oper
ating all through the coming winter between Cook Inlet
and Resurrection Bay ” •
The above statement was made today by William
Gerig, engineer in charge of the Anchorage division.
“With the completion of the laying of steel, ’ said Mr.
Gerig, “we will ship coal to Seward for local consumption
or send to the states; ship potatoes, which will be better
than those of the crop of last year; ship rutabagas and al '
so ship hay. All of these commodities will be laid down lft
Seward for sale, at a greatly reduced price than the same'
commodities from the states. Coal should be cheaper than
ever before
“At present, on the Anchorage Division, we have sev
>fal cats to make and we are also held up by lack of steel.
The cuts will be made however and the steel laid by Sept.
me latest Sepc.lotlv Steel is arriving on al
freighters now and the needed deliveries will be made eas
ily during the next two months.” •
Mr. Gerig was asked about snowshed construction on
the Seward division and he stated that as all of the mater
ial was at the various places, undoubtedly men would be
taken from the Anchorage division to construct snow
hods on the Seward division where they were mostly
ieedo ! provided Engineer Robert Weir was unable to se
cure his own men.
Mr- Gerig stated that with the rotary on this division
and suitable rolling stock on the Anchorage division the- *
should be no reason why traffic should not be maintained
on the government railroad from Seward to Anchorage1
all winter.
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ERICAN MARINES'DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES IN FRANCE
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„ .-; ,n I he American public Inis read of llie valorous - lulnct of the United States marines in
A irge detachment of.men of the corps Is here bown on Its way to the fighting front
LONDON, Jul> 2o — Dispatches re
,e:v*» l today from Amsterdam give
u i- info nation that typhoid fever has
bioken out in Berlin. The fever ep
idemic is spreading and already a
e es hav< been i c
;o:ud t pecially among the labor cl
ient. 'i he death toll is large.
[RGB RI( I ENLISTS IN
the u. s. marine cores
Virgil Rich, who left in the North
west* n on the last trip, sent a cable
gram to h.s n-otner touaj from Soatt.e
that he had already enlisted in the
Marine Co*; and will leave for ban
Francisco t mo row and will be in the
officers tiaining camp there.
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Thi weather forecast for tonight
..nd tomonow is cleaning, slight squ
alls. fair and cooler.
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AN WILL COME <1#
THE LAYING OF STEEL
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"You sort of slipped it over on us, but we take off oui
! ats, and believe me we will ail be here to join in your cel
ebration and let the celebration be a humdinger.” This was
the way William C- Gerig notified the Gateway that the
invitation of the Seward Chamber of Commerce to the
Anchorage body to attend the celebration here when the
: eel was laid had been accepted. Mr. Gerig stated that the
' natation was presented to the Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce by A.IT McDonald ami was immediately act
d upon favorably.
BRITISH DESTROYER SINKS A SUB.
LONDON, July 23— Tho Admiralty announced today
that the British destroyc r Marne had sunk a German sub
marine in the English channel
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BULLETIN, — PARIS, July 23— 9 PM — It is re
ported that fires are raging at Fereentaraenois and at
Villeentardenois in the Rheims—Soissons salient- This is
believed to indicate that the Germans are destroying their
vast stores which they are unable to move backwards
from the French-American forces who are now on a terri
fic assault forward.
AMERICANS CONTINUE TO ADVANCE.
LONDON, July 23— The Americans continue to ad
vance. During the night the Americans captured the town
of Jaulgonne, on the Marne, and the town of Buzancy.
south of Soissons was captured this forenoon. Several
hundred prisoners have been taken but the Marines aie
not anxious to take prisoners.
The French late yesterday stormed the heights north
of Courcelles and are today holding the bend near (’bas
ons Courcelles which is northeast of Jaulgonne The Ger
mans are holding Treloup but only for perhaps a few days
or probably hours. The French early this morning crossed
the Marne at Point Abinson, east of Rueil- The Germans
have counter attacked unsuccesstully near \ andieres.
Late this afternoon official word was received that
the French have captured the town of Oulchyle Chateau.
The French are also attacking northwest of Mondidie \
It is believed that the battle is going well for the Allies
and although the Allies advance might be slow it is becau
se hundreds of thousands of reserves are thrown into the
action and they are fighting for all they are worth.
It is reported that the French a»*e experiencing a
hard time crossing the arne in two sectors as the Ger
mans are stubbornly opposing tile crossing by ini antry
and artillery action using also many machine guns.
HEAVY COUNTER AY LACKS ON TODAY.
WITH THE AMERI*., * NS, duly 23— Over night in*
formation in/ rcates no radical change in the favoraniy
situation- It is believed that before the day is over heavy
counter attacks will be made, the French and the Ameri
cans are holding every inch of ground they have gained
since they counter attacked last Thursday
CLEARING THE BANKS OF MARNE.
PARIS, July 23— ( Official)— 8 P.M.— The French
are progressing near Oulchyle Chateau and are rendering
the German positions in that sector untenable.
New forces under General Demi try have crossed the
Marne between Passay and Dormans, says the Petit Jour
nal tonight and the war correspondent, in sending this re
ort, concludes that the northern bank of the Marne in this
section will soon be cleared of the enemy.
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HINDENBURG ILL NOT DEAD.
LONDON, July 23— A Berne dispatch says that von
Hindenburg is seriously ill and has taken no part in mili
tary operations for several months.
GERMANS HAVE LOST ONE MILLION
MEN IN FIGHTING SINCE LAST MARCH.
PARIS, July 23— Premier Clemenceau’s newspaper,
the L’ Homme Libre, today says that the Germans have
lost approximately one million men since March 21st. The
newspaper claims that this information comes from a
ource of which the authenticity cannot be disputed.
DELEGATE SULZER ON THE JOB.
WASHINGTON, July 23— Delegate Charles A. Sul
or is remaining at his post of duty here and it was an
lounced today that the elections committee may not re
port on the Alaska delegateship contest until Septeml>cr.
AH reports concerning the attitude of the committee are
vholly unofficial and largely conjectural. In the meantime
Delegate Sulzer is recognized as the Delegate from Alaska
Much comment has been expressed here regarding Mr.
Wickersham. The latter is now on his way to Alaska tc
1 campaign, allowing Alaska business, as usual, to l>e a sec
ondary condition with him
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