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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post __
... ——- SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUCiUST, 6, 1918. TEN C®**8 P8B °®P*
VOLUME XII, NUMBER 2b. _______!-----—..... ..——
ASSOCIATED PRESS. New York, Aug. »*— (Sum
mary)— On the Kiieims Soissons lrout tne situation
stabilized for the moment while the opposing forces pre
pare for further movements.
I itinues along the northern fiont.
Crown Prince Eupprecht. of Bavaria, has started to will
draw and his withdrawal is giving the British n ore tern
lory along the l«d*assee canal at the apex ot the L\s sai
iont. i
Meanwhile the French auu British are organizing m
the territorv evacuated on the Somme in Picardy.
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ARTILI.EUYIXG INCREASING.
WITH THE AMERICANS, Aug. (>— The Germans
are facing*he Americans along the Yesle river today with
increased artilk t ying. I he situation is intense. In the arl
illerying t!ie Germans are employing flame projectors
and machine guns. The American lines are subjected to a
heave fire from the German's 1 ()•".. The Germans have rak
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ed the hill tops and the gun duel has been so violent that
observation is made with difficulty.
GERMANS MAKING DETERMINED STAND. !
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PARIS. Aug. G— The Hi ivas agency says that the i
German are standing determinedly along the heights of
tlie Codo l iver where the French night forces crossed the
iver. The French are encountering the Germans who are
t 'ying to prevent further crossings. The American forces
are preventing the German forces along the entire line
from making any advances and are beating them had.
whenever they show themselves.
The German positions between the Aisne and Vesle
are considered untenable. The Echo of Paris believes that
•non - forces of the Teutons are coming to relieve the offen
sive.
GERMAN ATTACKS ARE A FAILURE.
PARIS, Aug. 6— ( Official )— The determined Ger
man attacks against the Allies advanced guards north of j
the \ esle have failed to disturb the Allies who late this
afternoon retain the initiative.
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AMERICANS CAPTURE GUNS
V, ITH THE AMERICANS, Aug.' <>— In capturing
I'isrnes. the big Gennan military base yesterday, the Anv
ricans took seventeen large guns and several hundred
rachine guns.
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TO BUSY TO SEND THE MILITARY NEWS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. G— The War Department air
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nounced this afternoon that the American army officers
in France were too busy fighting to send the latest devel
opments. Commander Pershing cabled early today that
the Americans were taking a most important part in the
great offensive especially during the past three days, that
the S'orces were scattered on all important fronts carrying
the Stars and Strips against the Germans victoriously
SIXTEEN THOUSAND ON CASUALTY LIST.
WASHINGTON, Aug. (5— Today’s list of army and
Marine casualty list in the Marne-Aisne fighting number
ed 498 and brings the total toll of victory to 1213. The
number of casualties since the Americans have landed is
If!, 409. Today’s list is mostly wounded. No Alaskans have
yet been killed or wounded.
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“SATANS” NAME GIVEN TO AMERICANS
AMSTERDAM, Aug. (i— German soldiers call the Am
ericans “satans” according to a letter from an officer cor
respondent. This informant says:“These Americans fight
like demons, seems to be composed of steel, nothing stops
them and when they join in a wild yell and follow this with
a dash, we turn and run or else stand the chance of being
bayoneted for surrender is not liked by these satans.”
HEAT WAVE
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caused four deaths at 4 o clock thi.*;
afternoon and scores oi prostration*.
Thoucand* are seikin ** **: in f
parks and beaches and hundreds will
sleep on t'ire escapes tonight.
Six were killed last night Yom fall-!
ing from fire escapes.
The heat wave struck here late yes
terday with terrific force and th®»
was much suffering last night which
continued today.
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TO COMPLETE
WING OAM IN !
A SilGSIT TIME
Within a week it is expected that
the wingdams on Lowell Creek will he
completed. At the meetinr of the c»ty
council last night Mayor Hoben stated
that the lumber had been order'd
from Alaskan Engineering Commiss
ion and delivery should lie made with
in the next two or three days. (M arles
Crawford, of the street committee
■will have a force of men ready for the
work as soon as the planking reaches
Seward.
MRS THOM \S WILL
CHRISTEN I .S.
DESTROYER SHORTLY
SAN* FRANCISCO, Am:.. 0 - M
Evelyn Thomas, widow of Lieut. G n^s
Thomas, the first American Nava! of
ficer to lose his life in the war with
Germany, has accepted an invitation
from the Navy Department to chris
ten the destroyer which will bear her
husband’s name. The launching will be
from an Atlantic port.
Refd the Gateway .
Get this — people,
i'he vaudeville show to l»e given ?»v
tho Saturn’s all star aggregation as a
rompliment to the citizen** of Seward
is going to he given tonight at ihe j
Arctic Ilrotherhood hall. I'he curtain (
will go »u> piowptly at 8 o’clock an<* i
everybody should he in their seats 01 J
occup>ing standing tooiu by that'
hour as the penonnance is a continu- i
mis one and none should fail to get it
all as the dope handed out is that it
“is some show."
The reason for advancing the dale
freni tomonow is that the difficulties
in securing electric lights front the
Saturn have been removed and a vro
liivct to the hall is being tun this af
ternoon and everything will be O. K.
tonight.
Remember that everybody in Sew
ard is invited to this- show; it costs
nothing, hut of course, all in the aud
ience will h( exp ettd to give the per
’ormeiv, p per attention and when
ho acts are meritorious, as they are
all believed :o be, give round after
, round of applause and show tliose be
i hind the footlights that we are an ap
plet iativ ' bunch of boosters to every
good thing.
SPENCER FLATS
FLOODED-BENTS
CARRIED AWAY
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i Seven bents of the permanent
structure at Spencer flats were take*
out late yesterday by the exceedingly
; high water caused by heavy rain:-.
! This morning there arc 1000 feet of
water across the flats and ice from
the glacier is flowing downstream.
The pile driver is about the center
of the long trestle and will work eith
er way. Piles are being sent to the
driver by large crews.
As a consequence of the heavy wat
er along the flats the wire between
Seward and Anchorage is down the
north limit of communication being at
Mile 52.
MANAGER HAINES
ON TOUR ALONG
THE COAST
A.K. Haines, general manager of
the Kaeific Steamship Co., with a
large party, is aboard the Admital
Schley making a trip to Alask i ports.
Mr. Haines is one of the best kno*.n
transportation men on the l'aoitic
Coast and his present trip to Alaska
is for the purpose of becoming closer
:n touch with the transportation nee vis
ind meeting the shippers and travel
ing public.
BRiTiSH BOAT
CANADIAN ATLANTIC PORT,
Aug. G— The British schooner Gladys
Iloiland was torpedoed and sunk yes
terday afternoon by a German raider
which has been operating off the
coast of Nova Scotia. The crew land
ed during the night on the coast.
ETSH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, Aug., G — At noon to
day the price of fi-h was as follows:
halibut, fourteen and five eights cents
•cable, s*o\»»n cents; red co *, t*n cents*
Ling cod, four cents.
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Airs. AI arson Shrode, wife of the
electrician aboar<l the tT.S.3. Saturn,
is a passenger on the Admiral Schley
from Seattle for Seward.
Clifford Moores, former attorney of
this city, now with the aviation corps
in Texas, recently had an accident
according to letters received here.
While r>000 feet in the air his engines
stalled dnd he was forced to volplane
to earth.-He did so bottomside up, the
plane being badly damaged but he es
enpped with only a few minor injur
ies.
There are going to bo two import
ant events this week in which the cit
izens of Seward and tiie officers and
crew of the Li.S.S Saturn will both
take part in. The first event is 'to
night when the Saturn vaudeville
show will be given.
Next Saturday night the citizens
will give the Saturn’s officers and
crew a public dance at the Arctic
brotherhood hall. This dance will be
under the direction of the Seward
Cnumber of Commerce and a special
committee, as follows, has been nam
*h1 to have full charge of the affair:
A.H. McDonald, chairman; D.C. Math
-i.-on, “Radio*' Hannon, Hugh Fouth
u id L.L. James.
iv. cry body in Seward will be invited
to utend the dance and be a commit
tee of one to see that every member
of the Saturn's trew has a good time
further particulars will be announced
‘ iater in the week.
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OFFICERS OF
SATURN ARE
ENTERTAINED
At the Chamber of Commerce lun
cheon today Lieut. Frank Luckel,
I commanding the U. S. S turn; Sur
geon Grove Baldwin, and Fay mast u
Thayer Lyon were the guests of
honor. Lieut. Luckel made most plea
sing remarks concerning Seward and
its. citizens which were heartily ap
plauded. Paymaster Thayer Lyon re
iterated what Lieut. Luvkel said and
was also shown sincere appreciation.
Or. Baldwin was excused early in or
der to s^e that everything was in
ship shape for the big vaudeville slvw
tonight. .
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Kev. G.J. Zinn is expected to return
from Valdez on the first steamer with
the household, furnishing for the new
rectory here.
Walter DeLong, of the A.E.C., for
ce at Anchorage, was a passenger on
one of thp last steamers for Seattle en
route to Salt Lake City to join the
mining forces of Col. D.C. Jackling.
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Head the Gateway.
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LONDON, Aug. 6— Zeppelins raid
ed England last night lor the first
lime in months. One enemy raider
was downed in flames and another
as crippled.
HUN SOLDIERS
STEAL WHEAT
FROM FRENCH
WITH THE FRENCH, Aug. 6—
German soldiers have sent home thou
sands of bushels of wheat from Fran
ce. The French and Americans, dur
ing present advance, have discover
ed that the Germans laid a systemat
ic plan for reaping the harvest in the
country just driven from. Large and
small stacks of canvas bags were
found some filled with wheat and ad
dressed to the soldier’s families. It is
believed that this wheat never reaches
the families but is confiscated by the
German government.
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POWKR PROBABLY TOMORROW
The electric lights and power may
he turned on tomorrow nitfht but this
statement is not mr.de officially, as
they say in war vernacular,
Engineer Weir stated late tins af
ternoon that one quarter of a m.ile of
>teel was laid on Sunday and a half
a mile was laid yesterday. This shows
that the rails are actually being laid
towards Seward and good time being
made.
Steel laying on the gap between the
Seward and Anchorage divisions stait
-ed yesterday at Mile 91 according to
announcement made today. There is
1(5 miles of steel to be laid to connect
the two divisions and with no un/or
seen conflicts should be completed
within three weeks.
Engineer Weir has five miles of
steel ready to be laid and Engineer
Gerig, on the Anchorage division has
8 miles of steel. The remaining it
miles of steel is now on the way north
on a freighter.
All grade work has been completed
and nothing remains now but the lay
ing of the steel to connect Seward
and Anchorage by rail. The washouts
caused by the recent high water will
soon be repaired so it looks as if
trains would be operating between
Anchorage and Seward by the middle
of September.
ALLIES LANDED
AT ARCHANGEL
PEOPLEPLEASED
LONDON, Aug. 6— Allied naval
and military forces landed at Arch
angel last Friday according txrofficial
advices received here today. The lamT
ing was done in accordance with the
wjshes of the Russian population and
caused the $roatest of natisfaction.