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COOK INLET NOW
JAMMED 8Y ICE
SHORE TO SHORE
LIBERTY LOAN
SUBSCRIPTIONS
COME IN FAST
WASHINGTON. April 10. — Six
hundred com mum ties have already iv
poi ted oversubscriptions of the Liber
ty loan quota and make claim tor
honor flairs. Several fla>rs have al •
ready been distributed.
Major Lenour, in charge of the
Alaska cable system, sent the folk-w
ing to all cities in Alaska today, hav
ing received the report from the Lib
erty loan Headquarters at San t ran
cisco: ‘Sixty one honor flags have al
ready been awarded and 12o tlags are
claimed so far in this district, the
Twelfth Reserve bank district includ
ing piactically all Pacific Coast states.
Many communities have ovei^ubscrib
ed fully one hundred and two per cent.
No figure?' arc available. Officials here
believe that the quota will be raised
within two weeks.”
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* BASKET BALL GAME •
Tomorrow night at 8:30 o’clock *
at the A. B. hall, the Seward *
" Basket ball team will play a game
' with the government team. A *
fast game is premised. Admit- *
* tance will be 2-bits.
FUNERAL OF
IVERSON TO
BE TOMORROW
The funeral of L. A. Iverson will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock
at the Methodist church. Rev. J. J.
Patton officiating. Mr. Iverson while
perhaps not well known to Semard
people, was well known in the Pacific
Northwest as an oil painter of note.
Mr. Iverson secured the silver medal
at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposi
tion for oil painting. Mr. Iverson, for
many months had his best oil painting
* on exhiDit at the art room of the Hip
podrome in Seattle ino previously had
made exhibitions which attiacied
much attention and favorable com
ment at several Pacific Coast cities.
Although Mr. Iverson had lived in
Seward for the past two years, the
greater part of that time he was ill
and for the past six months was con
fined to his bed. During all this time,
Mr. Iverson worked with his brushes
and oil and the little home of the
1' e>son brothers is hung with many
beautiful pictures, among them being
scores of Alaska scenes.
FIRE BOYS TO MEET
Following the meeting of the city
council tonight there will be a meet
ing of the members of the Sewaitl
Fire Department. The call is issued
by Joe Strejc, chief of the Depart
ment. -
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Hank Salisbury and W. L. Lodge
are registered at the Sexton from
Moose Pass having arived on yester
day's train. They will return out the
line tomorrow morning.
Steamer Admiral Farragut arrived
in port at 1 o’clock this morning after
a trip to the westward stormy from
tiie time of leaving Kesuncction Lay
unttl the return and also after making
un unsuccessful attempt to reach Re
run and land men and supplies for the
Libby, McNeil & Libby Cannery. The
men and supplies were landed at Poit
Graham. Furthermore, no boat will
ix* able to go up the inlet for weeks,
ire betting, by wireless, with the crow
“Ten miles above Anchor Point,
from Kenai Peninsula acioss to the
nainland, the inlet is frozen solidly,”
.s lid the captain this morning. “Sma'l
boats have for weeks been trying to
rirjd a break in the ice, but have fail
ed. An Indian guide arrived at Hom
er from Kenai and he predicted that
it would be the first of the month be
for the lover part of the inlet would
be clca.ed of ice unless extremely mild
| weather and hard north winds pre
I vailed."
The men on the Admiral rarragut
are betting, by wholes, with the crew
of the Admiral Watson, which is sup
posed to be the first steamer to An
chorage. two to one that the Watson
will not be able to even get to the
narrows.
“Two to one, the sliiits rn our backs
and even the ship will go into the bet
ting ring if the Batson’s bloods want
to be game,” said one of the crew of
the Karragut this morning. “Why,
the inlet is frozen solid at the mouth
and you cant make me believe that
the ice is going out all of a sudden.
Of course strange things have happen
ed but we are betting two to one jjst
the same/’ said the deck officer.
Late yesterday afternoon the Gate
way received a rush request from the
Watson’s passengei-s at Juneau rela
tive to the possibilities of sailing di
lectly into the undredged harbor at
Anchorage. “No chance” was the
short and concise message sent back.
The Admiral Farragut ran into a
gale going into Kodiak and was an
chored for 48 hours. One anchor and
chain was lost during the gale. At
Kodiak the residents said that there
had never been such a severe storm in
the past 16 years.
The Farragut brought li e following
pasengers for Seward: Hairy Flls
worth, P. F. Cummings, Joe Burke
and J. A. Harkins.
The following left here on the Far
ragut at 3 o’clock this morning, the
majority being for Seattle * J. A. Pack
ard, J. GalofT, A. KololT, Vernon Ben
son, Mrs. W alter Lukens, 0. Gilmour,
O. Johnson, A. Larson, N. Benson, A.
Carlson J. A. Johnson, A. Anderson,
Charles Williams and six steerage.
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I MINUTE SPEAKER TONIGHT
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R. L. Wever will be the four minute
speaker tonight atithe Liberty Thea
tre. Frank Cotter was to speak, but
owing to the council meeting, he is
changing places with Mr. Wever. The
latter will speak tonight and Mr. Cot
ter tomorrow night.
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REPUBLICAN CLUB MEETS
Politics will be brought to life to- i
morrow night. Secretary James of
the Seward Republican club today
called a meeting of the local Repub
licans to meet at his office tomorrow
night at 8 oclock. A full attendance
| of Republicans is urged
WATSON ON THE WAY
! Steamer Admiral Watson s:\IleJ
from Juneau last night at 11 o'clock
and should reach Cordova, on the way
to Seward, early Friday morning.
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NEW YORK, April 10. — So start
ling have been the developments on
the Western front today that the As-,
I sociated waited until late this after- j
noon before sending out a summary, j
; The Germans have advanced in the j
Armentieres region, in the center, to
a depth of 5,500 yards. This, is the
odicial summary made in London to-j
night by Major General Maurice. It
is very certain that the British have
lost some guns. It is also stated that
the British have lost some guns. It
is aLo stated that considerable Portu
gese artillery has been lost in retire
ment of French to a line on the Ailcttc
river. Two French battalions have
been cut off. The Germans have cap
tured 2000 prisoners at least and also
a considerable part of the Ploegsteert
woods.
The Americans will soon be in the
thick of the fight according to official ,
advices direct from both London and
Paris. |
A new German defensive in Fland- j
ers is developing into more than local (
operations. The German stroke is of
such magnitude as to constitute anoth
er attempt to break through the Brit
ish lines. It is generally believed that
a fresh German blow struck late yes
ten lay between Labassee and Armen
tieros has driven a deep salient into
the British lines below Armentieres.
Armentiers is now a heap of ruins.
The object of the new German drive
into Flanders is unknown.
EXPLOSIV:
INSPECTOR
IN SJWARD
D. C. Sargent, explosive inspector
of Alaska, arrived on the Alameda
yesterday from his headquarters at
Cordova, making his first trip to this
city as a territorial official and incid
entally his first visit in any capacity
to Seward. “You have a mighty nice
little town,” said Mr. Sargent this
morning, “and there seems to be a
certain pep in the weather here that
has not been lacking at Cordova.
During the last few weeks at Cordo
va we have had storms, and then more
storms. You have spring, oompara
tively speaking, to what we are hav
ing.
“I am making my first trip to this
part of Alaska although ’ am an old
timer. My trip this time is to see
that the explosive laws of the United
States arc being enforced. All must
remember that we a: c at war and
that the enemy is not only on Ihe
front but in our very midst. The
enemy here is not in a unifoi*m, well
armed and engaging in open warfare,
; but he is a spy ready to do anything
to help Gennany and the thwart the
movements of the United States. For
that reason we have a law rigidly en
forcing certain requirements about the
sale and the storage of powder. For
violation of this law there is a pen
alty of $5,000, one year imprisonment,
or both. No explosives or ingredients
can be sold without licenses. No ex
pof- »ves can be handled without i
censes are held by the men so em
ployed. Explosives must be kept in
j magazines, under certain restrictions
and guards. To explain the full work
ings of the law is the reason I am
making this territory now. I expect
to remain here for a week or ten days
and will gladly give all information
regarding the law to those who en
quire.”
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TWO ARK SENTENCED
Gust Wiman was today sentenced
by U. S. Commissioner Whittlesey to
; three months for having liquor in his
i possession. John Rasmussen was also
sentenced to 12 days, or until the Dora
sails to the westward, for the same
offense.
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George Heavey, who came out over
the trail from Nenana last week and
has been making his headquarters at
I the Sexton, left for Seattle on the
| Alameda last night
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i p. F. Cummings, the well known
cannery man of the lower inlet, ar
rived on the Admiral Farragut this
morning from Seldovja.
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, * MODlFTfcD FOOP LAM *
* FOR THIS TERRITORY *
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SEATTLE, April 10. — Alaska * i
* Territory Food Administrator *
* Gunnison has obtained a modifi- *|
* cation of the food rules to permit * j
* hip: shipments of flour to be made 4
* to isolated Alaska points for use
* this season. Isolated points may * |
* now purchase three pounds of 41!
* flour to two pounds of substitute.
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ALAMEDA HAS
LARGE NUMBER
FOR THIS PORT
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Steamer Alameda, Capt. Clinger, j
reached here at 3:30 o’clock yesterday j
afternoon bringing a large list of pas
sengers, 20 tons of freight and eight
day’s mail. The steamer had a full
list of passengers from Seattle, in
cluding many cannerymen and the fol
lowing for here: John Noon, 0. L.
Anderson, R. Comstock, Emmett
Walsh, A1 Walsh, Tom Walsh, Steve
! Walsh, H. Baxter, J. Britton, Mrs. J.
Rothus and child, W. R. Eubank, J.
McLaughlin, D. C. Sargent, Bishop
Crimont, Father Van der Pol, F. Doel
zer, C. W. Felsh, Isaac Evans and A1
Dowling.
The Alameda left the Seward dock i
shortly after seven o’clock, went to
the San Juan dock and loaded frozen
tish and left for the south at 8 o’clock
with the following pasengers:
For Seattle—Mrs. M. Johnson, ltag
na Johnson, Mrs. C. Stagneth, Mrs. H. |
A. Hannon, Mrs. F. R Bigford, Helen j
Blackburn, O. A. Christiansen, J. W.;
Felder, M. Swanson, Miss- E. Ander
son, George Heaney, William Holly,
L. Rothermeal, Mike Heeney, C. R.
Darrah, J. McLean, T. Settler, E. Pat
cmaude, C. OlofT, A. S. Villa and M.
Dahl. For LaTouche—Mrs. E. Mc
Connell, B. Granghey, F. Poi’ter, 0.
Anderson, S. Oland and C. Greendale.
•For Cordova—-A. R. Bush, J. Chis
holm, T. W. Broadwell, A. Minger, 0.
! Horn, F. W right and P. E. Jownson.
I For Valdez—William A. Munly, A. L.
| Dowling, James McGuire,. W. E. Aus
I tin, Bishop Rowe, and Rev. G. J. Zinn.
FISHERMEN’S LICENSES
ARE NOW IN THIS CITY |
United States Commissioner Whit
tlesey today received a supply of ap
plications for salt water fisherman’s
licenses. These can be had by callinpr *
at the official’s office.
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A blizzard, one of the worst of this j
year, raged at Valdez last Monday j
night when the Alameda was at that
port according to passengers reach-,
ing here. The wind blew the snow
with such force that one could not see
i five feet ahead of them. When the
storm abated drifts five to seven feet
high were in the itreet*.
BRITISH TRENCHES
|ARE ENTERED-l.S.
EORCES RUSHED UP
BULLETIN—LONDON, April 10—In today's attack
the enemy entered the British first line of trenches bet
ween the river Lys and the Doube. This is the offical state
ment issued tonight by Major General F. B. Maurice, Chief
Director of the military operations to the War Office. The
Germans have extended the attack from Armentieres to
Messiness. Major General Maurice says that the Ger
man’s gains today, in conjunction with the results of the
German attack yesterday, has placed Armentieres in an
awkward salient. On the Messiness front, says Maurice,
the German attacks today were repulsed. The enemy has
obtained no high ground however at any place. Fighting,
both artillery and infantry actions, is progressing tonight.
GERMAN INFANTRY NOW IS ATTACKING.
LONDON, April 10—The official report of the Brit
ish War Department this afternon says that the Germans
are today extending their attacks, bombarding the British
positions in the Armentieres region as far north as Ypres
and the Coniines canal on the south. On part of this
front the German infantry has been thrown into the fight.
In a new attack north of the Somme yesterday after
noon, the Germans captured Givenchy but the British late
last night recaptured the place. Fierce fighting last
night took place north of the Labassee canal. The British
are today standing on a line of rivers including the Lawe
and Lys. Heavy fighting is taking place at the river
crossings especially at Estacies, Bae and St. Maur.
AMERICANS FORCE SOON TO BE FELT.
LONDON, April 10—American reinforcements have
appeared on the British front says a Reuter’s correspond
ent and their presence in the fighting will soon be felt.
The Daily Mail correspondent at British headquarters
says that but for the gallant defence of General Carey’s
improvised army, which included American engineers, the
enemy might, late yesterday, have reached Amiens. This
correspondent says this army put up a stubborn resist
ance and inflicted terrible losses upon the Germans who
advanced in massed formation.
GERMANS ATTACKS FAILED DURING NIGHT,
PARIS, April 10—The Germans last night attacked
the French heavily near Hangard and Sauterre. The
French counter attacked and prevented the Germans from
gaining any advantage. This is the official statement of
the French. The Teuton attempts to advance west of Cas
te! and Noyonliave failed utterly.
COMING TO HAUL OFF
THE BARGE BARRACOUTAj
The steamer Anyox, towing the
barge Henry Villard, was passed by
the Admiral Farragut late last night.
The Anyox is taking the barge to
Kodiak loaded with cannery supplies.
When the barge has been discharged
there the Anyox will tow it to Resur
rection bay and will then attempt to
haul the barge Barraeouta from the
beach at Caine’s head. If succesful,;
the Anyox will take both barges to J
Seattle.
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DORA IS NOW DUE
The little steamer Dora is now due
in port at any hour from the west
ward. The Dora is bringing a small
list of passengers but a large cargo cf
salt codfish the first of tfce »«rW «—*•
GIRL BADLY BURNED
The twelve year old daughter of
Father KerchivilokofiT, Russian priest
at Unalaska, was badly burned there
several days ago according to Harry
Ellsworth who arrived here this moan
ing. The girl was lighting a fire with
coal oil when the inevitable explosion
resulted. The girl is not expected to
live.
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COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT
There will be *a special meeting of
the city council tonight. The four re
tiring members will cash in, make re
ports and then Mayor Hoben and the
four newly elected councilmen will be
inducted into office. Committees will
be named tonight and other affairs at