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SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1917. TEN CENTS PER COPY
A PACIFIC PORT. Dec. 24—United States sailors,
well armed, are today guarding the dock where the Shilka
a Russian freighter, is tied up. None ol those aboard are
allowed to leave the vessel without permission of Ameri
can authorities. The Siiiika arrived last I* ridav under
command of a Bolsheviki crew. Secret advices were re
ceived at Washington and transmitted here that there was
one hundred thousand dollars aboard the vessel for the
defense of the Industrial Workers ol the World under
trial at Chicago. The armed men guarding the ship were
placed on dutv following the receipt of this information.
From remarks made by members of the crew, the men
mutinied when several days out from Vladivostok. Sever
al members of the crew were arrested early last evening
when they attempted to make their way back aboard the
vessel after having been up town and made spirited
speeches before the local I. W. W. members.
Federal officers, who made a search of the Shilka
this afternoon, found several hundred rifles and a number
of large packages containing ammunition and several sail
or bags full of revolvers hid beneath the cargo of hides
which were aboard the vessel. The Federal officials,
seized all munitions found. Several of the Russians ar
rested. when closely questioned, intimated that the munit
ions were either for a German raider now on the Pacific
ocean or for American Industrial Workers of the World.
Late this afternoon armed American sailors were placed
at all places on the Shilka and every Russian has a guard
over him.
MAN FAILS FROM
BRIDGE-LIQUOR IS
SAID TO BE CAUSE
John Lander* of Oscar h ranson i'c
company grade contractors at Mile Cl',
last night at Sr.'JO o'clock, fell forty
feet from the Kern Creek Bridge t.>
the Creek be*1 _ It is claimed that Un?j
man was under the influence of li
quor at the time. The traps and
stringers broke the fall of Lender and
prehaps were responsible lor saving
his life. As it was. Lander's breast
bone is broken; head and body is bur
ly bruised and lacerated. Ihe injured
man is being brought to Seward for
treatment at the hospital and will ar
rive on the train tonight.
Liquor Ordered Destroyed
GIRD WOOD. Dec. 24. — Following
the accident of John Lander on the
Kern Creek bridge Ia>t night, which
is said to have been caused by the
man being intoxicated. United States
Deputy Marshal Ticknor this morn
ing made the rounds and destroyed all
liquor found in the camp, lhe de
puty issued orders today prohibiting
booze in the camp for the remainder
of the holidays and he will sieze ai d
des »oy all liquor that is sent here
from m y direction or source.
AMERICANS TO
SOON TAKE THE
BRUNT OF FIGHT
WASHINGTON, Dee. 24. — Ameri
can troops will soon form the princi
pal body of the fresh strategic re
serves on the battlefields of Europe
and will bear the brunt of the light
ing. This is the statement made to
day by Secretary of War Newton L).
Baker iq his weekly war review.
Secretary sBaker said that he had
been assured that this movement
would be greatly appreciated by the
British and French and undoubtedly
by the enemy.
TURKEY AND
THE FIXINGS
FOR SOLDIERS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. — The
American foices in France will get
Christmas turkey, cranberry sauce and
sweet potatoes for the big feed to
morrow and all this will be topped off
with mince pie. One million, four
hundred and fifty thousand pounds of
gifts sent from the United States will
be distributed.
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POEHLMAN IS
NOW IN ARMY
GOINGABROAD
Max Poehlman, formerly in the en
gineer department of the Alaskan En
gineering Commission and a brother
of Otto Poehlman, of the Seward
Drug company, is now in the United
States Army and will shortly leave
for France.
Yesterday Otto Poehlman received
the following cablegram:
“Fort McDowell, Cal., Enlisted En
gineer Corps, going to Fort Meade,
Maryland twenty-fourth. Max.”
The 24th is today and the young
man leaves California today for the
east and will shortly embark for over
sea duty.
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High Mass will be celebrated at
midnight at the Catholic Church. A
picked choir will furnish the music.
LET ALASKA BE OPENED NOW
At at meeting of the Pioneers, Igloo No. 9,
Seward, held last Saturday night, a resolution was
• unanimously adopted and was wired to Washing
ton, D. C., yesterday, asking Congress to take the
lid off Alaska and open all resources, coal, oil and
forestry.
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CAMPAIGN FOR
RED CROSS TO
COME TO END
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. — The
Red Cross drive for Membership is
showing that some divisions have ex
ceeded their quotas and others are
nearing them on the last day of the
< ampaign. Oregon is now twenty
right thousand over the number re
quested and rfce state of Washington
is <5,000 under. Secretary of State
Lansing this afternoon issued a state
ment urging the people to join aud
subscribe their bits before tonight.
NOT TOO LATE
Children in Seward who did not
take advantage of the ’iboral of
fer to join the Red Cross last
Saturday afternoon have a f( v
hours yet to do so. Go to the
Hotel Sexton and ask for Mr. and
Mrs. Sexton. If you haven’t the
full price of one dollar for your
membership, take what you have
and you will be lixed out. This is
one of the best Christmas pres
ents you could receive, a member
ship in the American Red Cross.
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I MILITARY BALL LAST
SATURDAY A SUCCESS
The military ball given by the Sew
. aid Home Guards at the A. B. hall
i Saturday night was in every way a
’ success. A special squad gave an ex
hibition drill and four of the first
i Aid Class also administered to a
“wounded” soldier.
MANY ARE IN SEWARD
It is estimated that over 000 visit
ors are in Seward to spend the Christ
mas holiday. The hotels are well fill
ed and all rooms will be taken after
; the arrival of the train this evening.
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LEO GETS A TURKEY .
Leo Margules, of the Northern, has
a great big won’t come off smile to
day as the result of receiving a big
turkey from his old friend and form
or townsman Frank Ennis, who is
; now at Spokane. The turk arrived on
the Victoria.
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Scores of dinner parties have been
arranged for tomorrow and several
private dancing parties, have also been
arranged for tomorrow evening.
DESERTERS OF
GERMAN ARMY
IN THE U. S.
ATLANTIC PORT, Dec. 24. —Two
deserters from the German army ar*
rived here today, stowaways on a Bel
gian Relief steamer. The two es
caped on the Russian front and hid
aboard a ship for five days. Latei
they escaped and hid on anothei
steamer and finally stowawayed on the
Belgian Relief steamer. When found
today they were nearly famished bn
stated that they had been accustomed
to being hungry in the German army.
They state that when they escaped
the soldiers of Germany, then on the
Russian front were receiving rations
only once a day.
BIOSPUTIN
TO TAKE MAIL
TO FLAT CITY
fenders Are Also Submitted for the
Seward and Hope Route—Post
Office Department Has Not
Made Any Awards
| ' Bids have been filed with the post
| office department at Washington for
! carrying the mail between Seward and
i Iditarod next winter by Sport Smith,
, who asks $40,000 for the service, A.
A. Shonbeck, who wants $28,365, and
| George W. Adams, whose figure is
$28,240. The bids are made on a ba
sis of carrying six hundred pounds of
mail per week between the two ter
minals.
The government has also received
bids for carrying mail twice a month
between Seward and Hope. Two bids
were submitted for this contract, Fcr
• lin and Haukins each bidding $1200.
The government so far has made
no awards on any of the bids, accord
I ing to advices received in Seward.
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MANAGER THOMPSON TO
REMEMBER THE KIDDIES
Manager 'llompson of the Empress
will remember the children of Sew
ard tomorrow night and all will be
admitted free at the big special show
he has arranged. Besides the come
dies, school children will give chorals
during the evening.
PEACE WITHOUT
ANN NATION 13
RUSSIAN TERMS
LONDON, Dec. 24.—Peace without annexation is the
keynote of the Russian terms. These terms are being dis
cussed today at Brest-Litovsk according to reliable infor
mation received from Petrograd. The Russian terms for
peace have been submitted to the Teuton representatives
who have taken them under consideration. The Russians
propose that the Teutons must immediately evacuate all
parts of Russia and relinquish everything that has been
seized.
LONDON, Dec. 24.—General Antonoff, military
commandant of Petrograd, left today for Kiev to negot
iate with the Ukranian-Pada forces in an effort to settle
differences between them and the Bolsheviki. Last week
the Ukranians defied the Bolsheviki forces and defeated
them in a sharp battle.
DRIVE GERMANS !
AND AUSTRIANS |
ACROSS PIAVE
ROMP, IVc. 24. — As a Christmas {
present to the Kaiser, the Italians to- j
Jay <l>ove back all Gennnn-Ausiro1
joices across the Piave. This attack
occurred at Yecchi and the Teuton
iorces are said to be greatly disrupt
ed.
RAILROAD MEN
ARE SUMMONED i
TO CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. — Presi
dent Wilson today summoned the
chiefs and the legislative agents of
the four Railroad Brotherhoods at a
conference to be held next Thursday.
It is expected that President Wilson
will tell those at the conference whatj
action he thinks is necesary to obtain
a more efficient transportation in the
war crisis.
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EVANS AT MIDNIGHT *
Steamer Admiral Evans will arrive!
in port at midnight, according to word
received by Agent Blue. The Evans
has 79 tons of general merchandise
for here and 220 tons of coal. Prob
ably the coal will not be discharged i
until the return of the steamer from I
■ Kodiak.
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AMERICAN IS
ARRESTED BY
, k BOLSHEVIK!
LONDON, Dec. 24. — The Rolshe
viki this afternoon arrested Colonel
Kolra^krioff, Amer'.’an Rod Cross em
bassy official at Petrograd, according
to official advices received here. It is
charged that the Colonel attempted
to assist the Cossacks in the counter
revolution.
Col. KolraskniotT is said to be held
in solitary confinement at the Fort
ress St. Peter. His apartments have
been stripped by the Rolsheviki offi
cials and everything taken to head
quarters in an effort to prove their
charge.
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HOT COAL AND
OIL MIX AND
FIRE RESULTS
Joe Howard, the messenger, at
tempted to get a better fire yester
day forenoon by pouring oil on hot
coals in the stove in his abode. The
oil and the hot coals came together
in a spectacular manner, flames shot
around the room, ignited the clothing
of the messenger and then the fire
bell rang. Joe put the blaze out bit
fore the department arrived^ \Tho
thumb on Joe's right hand was badly
burned during the disturbance and the
wall paper on the room was badly
scorched in places.
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