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, v, v I .... SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 26,1917. Ten Cents the Copy
Volume XL Number I N. ’ _
THREATS MADE AGAINST
DRAFT IN CANADA; MAY
DECLARE MARTIAL LAW
(fly l nited State* Cable)
MONTREAL, Saturday. May 26.—Martial law may
I j piii jii force in Montreal within a few hours a- the
French members of the cabinet and house ha\e iecei\ed
letters threatening death if they cast their votes in lavor
of conscription. Three memlters are seriously consider
ing resigning their seats as a consequence? and, the police
are guarding all English newspaper offices.
French members re r.rning to tb.e capital ironi Que
bec towns today impressed upon the government that the;
situation is serious.
ITALIANS T
! 3,000s STILL I
I uiird Shu*
ROME. Saturday, May 26.—The great battle along
the Austrian front in the Julian Alps extends lrom the
sea to Plava anil continues with unabated fury. Italian
troops continue to advance and have taken 10,000 prison
ers during the past two days, not including a drive made
this morning, in which ' v~>00 more Austrians were taken on
the Carso. . i
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(By i nitcd States Cable)
x JAPANESE FLEET IN SOUTH PACIFIC
TOKYO, Saturday, May 26—The admiralty announc
ed today that Japanese squadrons were operating against
submarines in the South Pacific and Mediterranean which j
verifies early rumors that submarines have been expect-j
ed to appear in the Pacific.
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THIS RUSSIAN AN OPTIMIST
City l nitcd Stale* Cable)
PETROGRAD. Saturday, May 26.—Gen. Ruzskv, who
resigned command of the armies on the northern sector oi
the Russian front, stated today that he believed Minister
of War Karensky will be able to induce Russians to take
• up arms and make a substantial showing during the sum
mer. He figures Germany can be defeated by fall.
FOOD BILLS NOW BEFORE CONGRESS
(By United Matts Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, May 26.—Both houses of
congress have devoted the day mainly to debate on the
food bills.
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GOLD POURING INTO U. S. TREASURY
(Bt I'qltrd State* Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, May 26.—The amount of
' gold flowing into the treasury from ordinary sources of
taxation has eclipsed all previous records, the first 24 days
in May aggregating $159,057,267.
WAR HOSPITAL BILL UP MONDAY
WASHINGTON, Saturday, May 26.—The finance,
committee on hospitals will have a war revenue bill for1
consideration before the senate Monday.
RUSSIAN" COMMISSION IS AT TOKYO
TOKYO, Saturday, May 26.—The United States rail
road commission to Russia, headed by John F. Stevens,
has arrived here on its way to Petrograd. The American
commission is being entertained l^y the British and Rus
sian ambassadors. ;
TO REORGANIZE
Members of the Seward fire de
partment who attended a meeting held
last night voted to resign as a pro
test to the action of the count il in
electing C. 11. Wiley chief and pa
trolman to succeed Mel Horner, who
was chief of the department, hut de
clined to accept the combined office.
The letter of resignation, signed by'
J. H. Stanton, as secretary of the Sew
ard Volunteer Fire Department, was j
received by Mayor McDonald * this j
morning.
“I regret the action of the b'ys," j
said the mayor, “but will proceed ini-1
mediately with the reorganization of i
the department. It is my desire that
the members not present at the meet
ing will continue with the depart nent
and have already received assurances
that several will remain.
The reason given by the firemen for
resigning was that tiie council had
digressed from procedure set foi Ji in
ordinance Xo. 7, which provides ‘or
the establishment of the department.
The mayor states that tin* reorgan
ization will be carried out far enough
this afternoon to provide fire protec
tion before tonight.
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VISITORS SWELL
CITY’S PURSE
City Magistrate Poehlmann had an
other busy day yesterday and added
$$5 to the city’s exchequer. Two de
fendants appeared in the court room
on similar charges, both having re-;
cently arrived, on tlie gas boat “On |
Time.”
John Wolstad was the first on the,
carpet, on a charge of being .drunk
and disorderly, as well as resisting and
striking an officer. Judge Poehlmann
relieved him of the burden of further
carrying $7J in gold which he had in
his pocket.
The hilarity shown by A. Hem! *ick
s >n resulted in his appearance and he
paid a fine of $10. Hoth men left
this morning for the westward “On
Time.”
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LIFE TERM FOR
CHILD SLAYER
SEATTLE, Saturday, May 26.—S.
A. Hewitt, convicted of the murder of
his four children at Auburn, was sen
tenced to life in priors by Judge Gil
liam this morning.
30 DEAD AND
40 INJURED IN
KANSAS TOWNS
(By United StatvM Cable)
WHY HIT A, Kan., Saturday, May
26.—Seventeen dead and 40 injured is
the toll of a tornado which swept An
dalc, Kan., last night. Deaths report
ed from other points in Southern
Kansas brought the total number up
to GO.
Tornado in Illinois
ALTON, 111., Saturday, May 26.—A
t >i nado is reported to have occurred
at Mode.sto, 111., last night with many
casualties resulting.
RED CROSS WEEK
DESIGNATED BY
THE PRESIDENT
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Frida*, May 25.—
The president today issued a procla
im on d . gnaHng the week ending
June 25th as Ltd C'.vss week and
calls upon the congressmen to give
these st veil days to securing funds.
HOLIDAY TO HE
OBSERVED HERE
According to the committee which
has the Decoration day program ii
charge all business houses have agreed
to close on that day. It is also ver>
probable that the employes of the
Alaskan Engineering Commission will
ho excused from work in honor of the
day.
The program of services to be held
during the afternoon will be published
Monday.
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OLD-TIMER ENDS :
LIFE WITH GUN
(By United States Cable)
FAIRBANKS, Saturday, May 25.—
Nick Mongelli, an old timer, shot and
killed himself with a .52 calibre re
volver in his cabin iast night. He had
been ill for some time.
ASQUITH TURNS”"
DOWN OFFER
(By United Stntc* Cable)
LONDON, Saturday, May 2C>.—For
mer Premier Asquith has declined to
accept the chairmanship of the pro
posed Irish convention.
WOMEN km
DIE
<li* United States Cnble)
LONDON, Saturday, May 26—Sixteen airplanes raid
ed the southeast of England last night, killed 76 civilians,
and wounded 174. Three of the planes were shot down. J
The dead include 27 women and 23 children. Most of,
the wounded are women and children. |
No attempt was made by the raiders to attack mili
tary posts, but the bombs were dropped on points of con
gested population.
BERLIN REPORTS RAID MADE I
BERLIN, Saturday, May 26.—German air squadrons
dropped bombs on Dover and Folkstone with apparent
good results yesterday.
The army improved its position at Ghmin Desdames
on the Aisne front, taking 544 French prisoners.
AGENTS AT WASHINGTON
TIPPED OFF SAILING OF
U. S. SUB DESTROYERS
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, May 26.—High officials
of the navy department learned today that German spies
were able to tip off to their government the movement of
the American destroyer fleet.
Four days before the flotilla now operating in Euro
pean waters arrived at the British base, the German ad
miralty at Berlin knew that it was on the way and to what
port it was going.
The day before it arrived at Queenstown German
mine laying submarines had strewn mines about the har
bor entrance in an effort to work destruction, but pre
cautions taken by the British forestalled the plan.
This startling information has revealed that German
agents here still have a swift and sure means of communi
cating war secrets to the fatherland. The revelation came
in a telegram from Admiral Sims at London who stated
that he had positive information as to the facts.
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SPY BILL INCLUDES CENSORSHIP
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, May 26.—The Gregory
espionage bill by which the bureau of investigation will be
given powers to enable them to cope with the swarms of
German spies operating in this country was formally
agreed upon today by the house and senate conferees. It
includes the censorship clause.
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PERSHING SAYS PEOPLE NOT AWAKE
(B/ United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, May 26.—Ex-President
William Howard Taft, in introducing Major General John
J. Pershing at a meeting of business men here today, said
that the general would rather face a battery than an
audience. In speaking of the war situation Pershing said
that the people are lax in their regard for the seriousness
of the war, and that “they have not begun to realize that
we are in this great war.’’
WILL HAVE TO BUILD STEEL SHIPS
(By United States Cable)
NEW YORK, Saturday, May 26.—Col. Goethals in
addressing the business men here today asked their as
sistance. He said that under the selective draft system
he had been called upon to turn out 1,000 wooden ships in
18 months, but as the birds are now nesting in the trees
that will go to build the vessels he found the task impos
sible, and that it will be necessary to build some of the
ships of steel.
ALASKA SAILS i
FOR SEATTLE
The Alaska sailed south last night
with the following passengers: Mrs.
Thomas Munn, George Price for Se
attle, and W. H. James for Latouche
and two steerage.
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CRUISER BRINGS
BODY OF LATE
U. S. AMBASSADOR
(By United State* Cable)
SAX FRANCISCO, Saturday, May
26.—Borne across the Pacific in state,
aboard a Japanese cruiser the body
of the late U. S. Ambassador Guth
erie reached here today and was
brought ashore with befitting cere
mony.
BOATS AND TRAINS j
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The Alaska sailed south at 11:30
last night.
The Admiral Farragut is due at 11
o'clock tonight from Seattle and way
ports.
The Mariposa i* due late Sunday
night from the south.
The Northwestern is scheduled to
sail from Seattle ‘omorrow.
THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum .....48
Minimum . 38
Current. 42
Weather.Partly Cloudy
Wind.. South
Precipitation.. 04
WEATHER TOMORROW
Cloudy and wanner, followed
by unsettled.
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