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Volume \I Number 172. ~ SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 16,1917. __Ten Cents the Copy
RUSSIANS CAPTURE POLINA, 60 MILES FROM LEMBERG
""MANS RUSH VAST
REINFORCEMENTS EAST
BY AUTO AND SHIP
(By Associated l*rc»a Dispatch)
PETROGRAI). July 1(5— Russian forces occupied the
town of Dolina. terminal of the Stanislau-Dolina railway
yesterday, and the Austro-Gennan army under General
Boehm Ermollis was hurled back on the Carpathian moun
tains to the southwest in complete defeat.
Dolina is forty miles southwest of Stanislau and sixty
miles south of Lemberg, being the junction point of the
Demerge Wigoda State railroad and the line connecting
with the Lemberg-Czernowitz railroad at Stanislau, thus
giving the Russian forces two general routes on which to
advance on the Galician capital.
TRYING TO STEM RUSSIAN ADVANCE
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, July 16, (Official).—Dispatches re
ceived at the Rusian embassy today state that the whole
Russian front from the Gulf of Riga to Roumania is alive
with battle today.
German commanders are rushing troops from the Ita
lian and French fronts and are entirely re-arranging their
positions.
On the northern front near Riga German reinforce
ments are being rushed in by sea. while on the Lemberg
front troops are being shifted back and forth by automo
biles in an attempt to check the advance of General Korni
loff’s Cossacks, who wild with victory, are still driving
ahead.
STRONG GERMAN ATTACK IN WEST
(By A«wi:il(d Pres* Dispatch)
PARIS, PJuly 16, (Official).—There was a series of
strong German attacks last night between the Rivers
Somme and Aisne and in the Champagne district. These
attacks were repelled everywhere except near Mont Haut
Champagne, where the Germans held a few trenches in
spite of strong counter attack.
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ABANDON ZEPPLINS FOR AIRPLANES
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
LAUSANNE, July 16.—No more Zepplins are being
constructed at Friedrichshaven and thousands of work
men are being shifted from making Zepplins to the manu
facture of airplanes, which have been demonstrated to be
the most successful war aircraft.
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AM 1ICAN FLEET
SUNK FOUR SUBS
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(By Associated Press Dispatch)
ROME, July 16.—Advices through Berne, Switzer
land, from reliable German sources, state that four of the
largest and most modern German submarines were de
stroyed by American warships which convoyed the first
installment of American troops to France.
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BILL FOR 22,000 AEROPLANES SURE
TO PASS SAYS SEN. CHAMBERLAIN
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, July 16.—Senator Chamberlain, the
chairman of committee on military affairs in the upper
house, predicted today the passage before August 1, of the
bill appropriating $640,000,000 for the construction at the
earliest date of 22,000 aeroplanes.
THREE GOING
TO FT. EISCUM
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Seward i4 . jcants for Place In
Officers* School Will Receive
Examination
Three Seward men who have ap
plied for appointment to the second
officers’ school at the Presidio, Califor
nia, have received instructions to go
by first boat to Fort Liscum for exam
ination. They are Captain Luttrell, of
the Seward military unit, formerly a
non-commissioned officer in the Cali
fornia national guard and a military
instructor at Los Angeles; J. J. Camp
bell, of The Gateway stafT, and A. E.
j Ooghe, an employe of the Alaskan En
: gineering commission
Four others, whose applications
were mailed later, will probably be ad
vised to go to Fort Liscum at an early
date.
Those notified will leave on the Ad
miral Farragut tomorrow morning.
BO SWEENEY
DIES SUDDENLY
Assistant to Secretary Lane and
Friend of Alaska, Meets
Sudden End
(Hr Associated Press Dispatch)
SEATTLE, July 16.—Bo Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior, an
old resident of Seattle and well-known
Democratic politician, died suddenly at
Washington, D. C., yesterday.
Sweeney came to Seattle from Colo
rado in 1897 and has been prominent
in supporting measures for the devel
opment of Alaska. He has been as
sistant Secretary of the Interior since
July 1. 1914.
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N. W. LEAGUE
ABANDONED
Baseball Fnprofitable During War—
Great Falls Team Wins
Pennant
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
SEATTLE, July 16.—The North
western Baseball league disbanded
yesterday and no attempt will be
made at re-organization until the war
ends.
The pennant was awarded to Great
Falls.
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ROAD NEEDED ACROSS
HEAD OF THE BAY
Steel roof supports for the radio
station at the head of the bay was
landed yesterday and will be trans
ferred to the site at an early date.
Daniel Gutleben, who is representing
the firm of which he is a member, says
that he is experiencing some delay
through lack of teams to transport
supplies across the flat, but expects to
get under way soon. Another cause
for delay is the lack of road improve
ments at the head of the bay, which
makes it necessary to cross several
sloughs where the water is up to the
bed of the wagons.
FARRAGUT BRINGS
SEVERAL FROM SOUTH
The Admiral Farragut arrived Sat
urday afternoon with the following
passengers from Seattle and way
ports: J. J. Finnegan, J. M. Wilson,
F. D. Nickerson, Geo. Cameron, F.
Alberto, J. P. Peterson, W. H. Ray,
Mrs. Ray, Gus Gilles, Mrs. E. L. Ran
dall, N. W. Howard, J. H. Robbins, F.
H. Moberly and* Neil Sexton.
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Deputy U. S. Marshal Isaac Evans
left on the Mariposa for Anchorage on
official business.
ASST. SEC. MYER IS
COMING TO INSPECT
ALASKA RAILROAD
(By Associated Dress Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, July 16.—Herbert A. Meyer, assist
ant Secretary of the Interior, will leave here for Alaska
the first of the week for a tour of inspection along the gov
ernment railroad. He will be accompanied by A. 1). Shep
ard, of San Francisco, a former railroad man, and by R. F.
Austin, of Meyer’s office.
The primary object of Meyer’s visit will be to inspect
the coal situation in regard to early shipment of fuel from
the Matanuska field.
Meyer is excutive chief of the government railroad,
having under his charge the work of the Alaskan Engi
neering commission. He was appointed this spring to re
lieve Secretary Lane of part of the work of the department
so that he might have more time to devote to the Council of
National Defense, of which he is a member.
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NEW GERMAN CHANCELLOR WILL
MAKE FIRST SPEECH THURSDAY
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(By Associated I’re** Dispatch)
BERLIN, July 16.—Dr. George Michaelisrchancellor
of the empire, succeeding eBthmann-Hollweg, will make
his maiden speech in the Reichstag Thursday. Field Mar
shal Hindenburg and General Ludendorff are continuing
their conferences with party leader Michaelis participat
ing.
STRIVING TO AVOID BREAK WITHIN AUSTRIA
VIENNA, July 16.—German and Bohemian members
of the Austrian parliament adopted a resolution today
setting forth a desire for peace within the country and the
possibility of living side by side with the Czechs without
abridgement of national self-determination of both ele
ments. The resolution, says a separate Bohemian consti
tution, will not be recognized.
This resolution is an effort to conciliate the Czechs,
who are conducting a strong agitation for peace.
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DRAWING FOR NATIONAL ARMY SOON
WASHINGTON, July 16. — On the basis of advices
from various states where the organization work of ex
emption boards is uncompleted, the war department stated
today that the drawing for the National Army by selective
draft can hardly be held before Saturday.
Fifteen states have reported “not ready.”
REFUGEES IN
OLD STOCKADE
Men Hustled Out of Bisbee, Arizona,
May be Returned—Are Safe In
Big Camp
(Ry Aiioeiuted PrcM Diipntch)
COLUMBUS, N. M~ July 16.—
Twelve hundred exiles from Bisbee,
Arizona, settled down to routine camp
life in the local stockade today. They
are under direction of United States
soldiers and are living on supplies fur
nished by the army . The stockade is
one used for detention of Mexican ref
ugees when the revolt was at its
height across the border .
An effort is to be made to return
the men to their homes, where some
have families and others business es
tablishments, for the citizens who han
dled the deportation sent not only the
strikers but the sympathizers as well
out of the State. *
AIR NITRATE
PLANT PLANNED
Secretary of War Announces Imme
diate Construction of Big
Factory
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, July . 16.—Secre
tary of War Baker announced today
that a plant for the production of ni
trogen from the atmospheric nitrogen
will be constructed immediately at a
cost of $4,000,000.
Water power will be used but the
site has not been selected.
The treasury department announces
the discovery in the internal revenue
division of a process for manufactur
ing glycerine from sugar .
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Charles Herron, publisher of The
Anchorage Times, returned home on
the Admiral Farragut,
CHRISTEN NEW
COACH ‘SEWARD’
Car Built Here Takes Committee of
Chamber of Commerce On
Inspection Trip
Christened with champagne amid
the enthusiastic cheers of the crowd,
the new private car “Seward” pulled
out for Mile 71 Sunday morning at
tached to a special train.
The party making the first trip in
the new coach as guests of K. J. Weir,
engineer in charge of this division, in
cluded Captain Ward, superintendent
of bridge construction, and a commit
tee of the Seward Chamber of Com
merce, who continued on from Kern
creek to inspect all the work on the
government railroad between here and
the coal fields.
The “Seward” was built here by the
firm of Brosius & Noon, and is of
course, the first passenger coach of the
kind built in Alaska. It has in addi
tion to a large observation room, two
staterooms, lavatory and kitchen. It is
finished and furnished in Mission
style and stained a [ight oak in color.
Quite a crowd assembled to watch
the special leave, and a committee of
ladies acting as an auxiliary to the
Chamber of Commerce, including Mrs.
Weir, Mrs. Ballaine and Mrs. Ward,
were on hand as guests at the chris
tening Mrs Weir broke the bottle of
champagne on the after platform just
as the train pulled out.
The Chamber of Commerce commit
tee included Attorney S. O. Morford,
Hugh Dougherty, F. L. Ballaine,
Harry V. Hoben, Attorney Clifford
Moores and Ed Whitemore. They will
probably return on Wednesday.
MINE EXPERT
GOES TO HOPE
President Jones, of New Mexican
School of Mines, to Examine
Quartz
Dr. Fayette A. Jones, president of
the State School of Mines of New
Mexico, from Socorro, N. M., arrived
in Seward on the Admiral Farragut en
route to Hope to make an investigation
for private parties of some quartz
properties in that section He will re
turn to Seward via the trail to Mile
29.
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CLERK BLAIN LOSES
BROTHER IN WAR
Jack Blain, member of the Cana
dian contingent in France, brother of
C. M. Blain well-known freight clerk
on the S. S. Mariposa, died recently
at his home at Orillia, Canada, from
pneumonia contracted while in the
trenches.
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BOATS AND TRAINS
The Admiral Farragut is due from
the west at 7 o’clock in the morning.
The Mariposa sailed westward Sun
day evening.
The Admiral Watson is due on July
21 .
A passenger train went to Mile 71
Sunday.
THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum.54
Minimum .48
Current.51
Precipitation.76
Cloudy. South wind.
WEATHER TOMORROW
Unsettled. Showers.