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SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
FLANDERS GROUND
IS NOW QUAGMIRE
HAIG HAS HALTED
LONDON. Oct. 24.—For the first
time since he started his series ot at
tacks in Flanders. General Haig has
had to cease operations before all the
objectives aimed at were attained.
It was not German guns, however,
which caused the cessation ot attack
but simply rain. The unprecedented
wet weather has made the ground in
line of advance a vast quagmire.
Aerial observers report that the
Germans are apparently taking ad
vantage of the lull to mass their men
at what they believe will be the next
point smashed at by the allies. This
it is figured will be on the way to
ward the Ostend-Lille railroad which
is the Germans’ main artery of trans
portation into the Flanders sector.
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
IS IN ORIENTAL TRADE
A. F. Haines, manager for the Pa
cific Steamship Co., announces a new
truns-Pacific steamship service by his
line. A pamphlet issued by the Pa
cific Steamship company says:
“Extending the service inaugurat
ed by the S. S. Senator, now on a
voyage to Singapore, the following
tra ns-Pacific sailings from Puget
Sound have been fixed on the follow
ing approximate dates: November
13, 1917, American steamer Umatilla,
freight and passengers. December
15, 1917, American steamer Senator
freight and passengers.
“Continuous sendee, subject at all
times to governmental interference,
to all Oriental ports will be main
tained and augumented by chartered
steamers as promptly as possible.
Subsquent sailings will be announced
as they are scheduled. Oriental ports
of call in each case to be determined
by cargo acceptances.
“Inquiries for passenger accommo
dations, freight space and rates will
be appreciated.’'
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AH! ANOTHER PLOT
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24.—A plot
to smuggle Chinese into the L nited
States has been discovered by immi
gration officers.
BRACKET LAMPS
85c
Embroidery Silks
Four for 25c
at THE BAZAAR
When the final drive to seize the!
road is made some of the most des
perate lighting in the war is antici
pated, as possession of the railroad is
absolutely necessary to the Germans;
if they are to hold their submarine
bases on the coast. It is over this
road that they are supplied.
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MANY 1‘ROSI’KCTORS
Ol'TUTTING IN RUBY
FOR YVINTKR’S WORK'
RUBY, October 1st, (By .Mail).— !
Ruby’s favorable location as an out-j
fitting point for miners and prospec
tors is being taken advantage of quite
freely this fall, and large numbers of j
' men are preparing to put in a stren
uous winter on the creeks of the sur
rounding district.
During the past week a movement
partaking of the nature of a miniature
stampede was in progress when a con
siderable number of men were engag
ed in securing outfits from local mer
chants with a view to a prospecting
campaign on Muncenite creek, a tribu
tary of the Salatna, which empties
into the latter stream about loO miles
below the mouth of the Tamarack, op-;
posite the mouth of Flint. The region!
can be reached by launch. The party!
will consist of twelve or thirteen men,
some of whose outfits already have
been taken to their destination by Bert
LeQue in his launch. Those compris
I ing the party are: Jack Shropshire,
Eddie Power, James Ross, L. E. Tor
rence, James August, Jack Monohan,
Dave Anderson and “Dude’1 Anderson.
AH but Shropshire and Torrence have
departed for the new creek, and the
| latter, with others, will follow after
the freeze-up.
Muncenite creek is a stream con
| corning which the United States Geo
logical Survey has made favorable re
ports, the formation and general con
ditions being said to be exceedingly
favorable. Local mining men and
prospectors are said to place great
faith in the reports of the Survey, as
it is a well-known fact that in not a
single instance have their reports on
| creeks in this district been discounted.
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A TUFF K-NUTT
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 24.—Harriet j
Owing. 9-year-old negro girl, would j
be safe at the front without a steel j
helmet Hospital doctors extracted a!
bullet from her forehead which hadj
not penetrated the skull. The bullet
was a “2” and was mashed perfectly
flat. It had been a stray shot. The J
girl at once returned to her home.
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Marriage is a tie, in spite of which i
; it isn’t until he is broke that many a
fellow thinks about getting spliced.
SEWARD-KENAI
ROAD WILL BE I
REPAIRED NOW!
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The Alaska Hoad Commission will
rush what work can be done this sea
son on the Seward-Kenai road, re
building bridges and generally fixing
up the roadway. This was the infor
mation received in Seward today from
Capt. Waugh, engineer in charge of
the Alaska Road Commission, with his
headquarters at Juneau. Extensive
repairs and further construction will
be resumed in the Spring just as soon
as the weather permits of economical
construction. For the work this sea
son a number of men will be secured
to rush work but in the Spring the
force will be all the way from 30 to
40 and possibly more, it all depend
ing just how much construction will
bo outlined.
SEWARD MAN
IS BOOSTING
FOR HIS CITY
Fishing promises to be the lead
ing industry of Alaska, if the present
demand and high prices for sea food
continues, Fred Waller, a mining man,
of Seward, declared yesterday in a
conversation regarding the business
prospects of the territory, says the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer of a recent
date. Mr. Waller is in Seattle on his
way to California, where he will spend
several weeks before returning to his
home in Buffalo, X. V.
“The cannery business is in full
blast in Seward, and as soon as it is
over the packers will continue to salt
herring, halibut and cod,” he said.
“With the present price of fish, it is
often possible for a man to pay lor
his boat in one fishing trip.”
Mr. Waller reported that the laborj
situation is critical with the depart- j
ure of a large number of workmen!
for the States on every boat. The
railroad commission are paying f*0c
an hour for unskilled labor, and are
in need at the present time of a thou
sand men. Every branch of industry
in the region of Seward is being ban
ilicuppeil by lack of sufficient labor.
PLACER STRIKEREPORTK1)
ON'ALBERT CREEK
Reports of the discovery of rich pla
cer deposits in Albert creek in the
Xelchina district have reached An
chorage, taken there by Charles M.
Johnston, Lee Harrison and Cal Ne
well. They have with them atiout 200
ounces in dust that they took from the
property this season.
The Xelchina field came into prom
inence several years ago. At that time
there was a small-sized stampede into
the country and considerable ground
was staked on Albert, Mazuma, Crook
ed and Caribou creeks. Many of the
claims were worked successfully not
withstanding the fact that the field
was virtually isolated then. Other
fields nearer to transportation lured
prospectors from the Xelchina district
with the exception of a few who have
been working on Albert creek since its
discovery.
With the advent of the government
railroad the prospector returned to the
Xelchina district and this summer
witnessed several of the old-time min
ers panning the creeks of the district.
The scenes of activity this season
were for the most part on what is
known as “this side of the divide,” as
transportation was easier.
Alfred Creek, which is a tributary
to Caribou creek from the east, is
about thirteen miles above its mouth.)
The government reports for 1913 givei
an extensive resume of the Xelchina j
district and devote several pages to >
Alfred creek which was staked during j
the year of 1913, the greater part of j
its length. On only a few claims, how
ever, has more than technical assess-1
ment work been done. Until this year
only a few thousand dollars in gold
had been taken from Alfred creek, the
scene of the latest placer strike of mo- •
ment in the vicinity of Anchorage.
Joseph V. Van Orsdel haj been
named U. S. Commissioner at the Kan
tishna precinct by Judge Bunnell.
TWO BOATS IN
PORT WITHIN
NEXT 36 HOURS
The Admiral Watson and Alameda
should arrive in port sometime to
morrow night, according to the latest
steamer dope. The Watson left Juneau
at o’clock last Sunday morning !
and was due in Cordova this forenoon.!
The Alameda was three hours and a
half behind the Watson, having left!
Juneau 11 o’clock last Sunday morn-1
ing. The Watson has a big mail for;
here, eight and a half days, and the
Alameda half a day’s mail. Both
steamers are reported to have good ,
cargoes aboard for Anchorage, with
the usual assortment for Seward.
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SNOW FALLS OUT ON
GOVERNMENT RAILROAD
During the past thirty-six hours j
there has been a snow storm at van-'
ous places along the government rail
road. One inch of snow cavers the
ground at Matanuska and one-halt >
inch of snow is on the ground at Dead
horse Hill, Talkeetna and Caswell. ;
The weather was cloudy and calm at
the three latter places, the temper- ,
ature ranging around 30-32. Up to
o’clock this morning it was cloudy
with a north wind at Anchorage with I
the temperature at 32-27.
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SATURN 1»UE TONIGHT
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Late last night cablegram advices i
reported that the collier Saturn, with
500 tons of supplies for the radio sta
tion aboard, would arrive alongside
the Seward dock sometime tonight.
The cablegram was signed by “Luck
el”, believed to be the junior officer;
in charge of the expeditionary forces.
YESTERDAY’S WEATHER
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Maximum. 40
Minimum .»■. 331
Current. 351
Part cloudy. Snow at noon. North
wind.
Forecast—Clear. High winds, ac
companied by squalls. Cooler.
TIGHTENING UP
Heavy frost during the night caus
ed the ground to tighten and mud pud
dles were covered with ice early in j
the evening. Sidewalks had a heavy
coating of the frost this morning.
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WANTED — Three boosters to eat
Chili Con Carne. Spoons have a
hole cut through the bottom. Owl
Lunch. I
Dawson restaurants cannot serve,
meat on Tuesdays and Fridays. 1
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j Specials
Woolen Dress Goods
Winter Underwear
Hosiery—Yarns
a Flanelette Gowns
Skating Sets
Golf Gloves and Mittens
j HALLETT & SCOTT i
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—Declaring that efforts are
being made in various sections of the country to discour
age the work of the American Red Cross, as a part of an
anti-patriotic propaganda, General Manager Harry D.
Wilson has telegraphed all Red Cross divisions to begin a
nation-wide campaign to trace the movement from its
source in order to combat it.
Manager Wilson said the Red Cross affairs are being
run as an open book, without any secrets, and was mak
ing a sincere effort to serve mankind, and that adverse
reports are being made to embarrass the Red Cross So
cietv and its work.
WHO KNOWS NOFFKE?
The Salvation Army of Winnipeg
has asked The Gateway to locate Ot
to Noffkc, who was formerly in tin*
Interior hut is now supposed to be
in Southwestern Alaska. Anyone who
knows the whereabouts of the man
should communicate with the Salva
tion Army at Winnipeg.
ANCHORAGE OBSERVING
DAY—WORKING FOR LOAN
ANCHORAGE, Oct. 24.—A gener
al holiday is being observed here t<>- ,
day and the Red Cross ladies are out
soliciting subscriptions to the Liberty
Loan Rond. The Anchorage Times'
force is also taking a holiday and then*
is no paper today.
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MEN—Read Cotter’s Ad today.
THE
HOTEL
GEORGE SEXTON. Proprietor
Most Comfortable
Hotel in the City
Local and Long Distance Phones
Modern Bath Rooms Rates Reasonable
HARDWARE, STOVES ANG RANGES
RUBBER BELTING
Door* and Window*
IX L Parlor Heater*
Air Tight Heater*
Aluminum Ware
P. & B. Paper
Malthoid Roofing
Marine Engine Oil
Gh» Engine Oil
l^acqueret Paint
Oenatured Alcohol
Lang * Range*
Gasoline Stove*
Deadening Felt
Weather Strips
Blacksmith’* Coal
Wheel Barrow*
Fishinj? Tackle
Alcohol Stove*
Seine Twine
Granite Ware
Cook Stove*
Camp Stove*
Oil Stove*
Spark Plug*
Jump (’oil*
Batteries
Asbestos
Tar Papei
Valve Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
3up Grease
Paints
Ammunition
Bench Forces
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
CoaJ Tar
Lamp!
lanterns
Tents
Shot Guns
Gnsollns
Bellows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
rtifles
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Hope
Mercury
Phone Madison 87 J. L. GRAEF Seward, Alaska
SEWARD WATER and POWER COMPANY
JOHN A. NELSON, Manager
Office—Bank of Seward Building
SEWARD ALASKA
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JUST ARRIVED
A fresh shipment of Augustine & Kyers’ and Lig
gett’s Candies. A big assortment to choose from.
SEWARD DRUG CO.
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