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Volume XI. Number IJO. _ SEWARD, ALASKA,MONDAY, MAY 14,1917__Ten Cento the Copy
WITH UTAH'S 600,000
FROM RUSS FRONT TO
STEM HARTS DRIVE
(By United State# Cable)
PETROGRAD, Monday, May 14.—Germany has with
drawn 600,000 men from the Russian east front and hur
ried them to France in an el fort to stop the advance of
the allies on the western front, according to information
from Russian headquarters, which is featured in the Pet- j
rograd papers today.
BRITISH KEEP RIGHT ON GOING
LONDON, Monday, May 14.—The British forces are
continuing to advance and have established themselves in
the village of Bellecourt and occupy the western section
of Roeux, Field Marshal Haig stating that the town of
Bel had been captured, but that fighting still continued.
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FIGHT RAG" jN SEA AND . j
IN AIR BEFORE ZEBRUGGE
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(By tniltd SUMti Cable)
LONDON, Monday, May 14—British war ships bom
liarded Zebruggee Saturday, there being 15 combats for
control of the air at the same time. Four of the enemy
machines were destroyed and five others were put out of
commission. Two British machines are missing.
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MADE IT HOT FOR FRITZ
ROTTERDAM, Monday, May 14.—The naval attack
by the British war ships on the submarine base at Zebrug
gee was the most destructive yet made. Two submarine
sheds were blown up, sixty-three people were killed and
100 others were taken to the hospital.
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WARM DAY ON WATERFRONT
AMSTERDAM, Monday, May 14.—A great fire raged
for seven hours Wednesday on the Imperial wharves at
Wilhelmshaven, according to advices received here today.
The submarine building department was seriously dam
aged And as a result the entire district has been closed to
the public.
BAGGED A ZEPPELIN ALSO
LONDON, Monday, May 14.—The German Zeppelin
Ij-22 was destroyed by British forces yesterday in the
North sea.
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ITALIAN TRANSPORT SUNK
BUENOS AIRES, Monday, May 14.—The Italian
steamship Cavour with 600 Italian reservists was sunk
by a German submarine near Dakir, off the coast of Afri
ca, according to a report received here today.
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SHIP OWNERS GETTING BRAVE
LONDON, Monday, May 14.—German and Austrian
owners lately resumed shipping in the North sea, accord
ing to a Rotterdam dispatch to the Daily Mail. ,Nine Ger
man steamers and one Austrian steamer are said to have
entered Hook, Holland last week, while sLx are reported
to have sailed. Most of the arrivals were from Hamburg,
Bremen and Baltic ports
LOS ANGELES GETSFIRST CONTRACT
TO BUILD GOVERNMENT FREIGHTERS
(B» United ?UUe Cable)
WASHINGTON, Monday, May 14.—The signing of
the first contract for ship construction under the admin
istration’s billion dollar building program was announced
today. The contract went to the Los Angeles Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock company and delivery is to be in 1918. The
contract calls for eight steel vessels of 8,800 tons each.
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FLOUR SELLING
HERE FOR LESS
THAN OUTSIDE
Several food products may be pur
chased today in Seward for less mon
ey than outside, local merchants con
tinuing to sell their stock in hand for
prices quoted on the last shipments,
while prices in Seattle have sky
rocketed again.
Flour is quoted in Seattle toda> at
from $14 05 per hundred for soft
wheat, to $17.60 for hard wheat, while
the prices here range from $12 to $14
for the same gTades.
Cereals sold in packages have gone
from $1.50 to $2 per case during the
past week in Seattle and in some in
stances the prices are nearly double
those quoted last year.
Canned milk is selling for $b.60 and
$5.75 per case in Seattle today and
is selling here at the same price.
llacon selling for 50 cents a pound
here brings the same price in Seattle
and from five to ten cents per pound
more in California cities.
One staple on which they have the
edge on Seward is rice which is selliirg
to Seattle consumers at $8 and $10
while it brings $10 ami $12 per hun
dred here.
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THIRD DIVISION
TRIMMED TO HELP
“PORITSEEKERS
“Anything to get the best of tne
Third division seemed to be the mot
to at Juneau,” said Senator John
Ronan, who with Mrs. Ronan and
their children arrived on the North
western from Juneau, where he has
been attending the legislature. “The
Third division pays 77 1-2 per cent of
the taxes of the territory, but the
other divisions will use a large share
of the money.
“Each division gets an equal allow
ance on the road fund, but the Third
division has to maintain the roads that
lead to the Second and Fourth divi
sions and the greatest population and
most of the mineral sections promis
ing permanent development in the
Third with the First a close second.
To give each division an equal sum
was unfair on its face, but it was car
ried over our heads.
“No territorial patriotism was
shown, but most of the representatives
went to Juneau with the idea of grab
bing all possible for their locality re
gardless of whether or not it is a tem
porary placer camp. I don’t object
to any appropriation for the general
good, but I do object to pork barrel
methods.”
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BOATS AMD TRANs]
The Northwestern sailed from Cook
inlet this morning at 4 o’clock and is
due here at midnight
The Admiral Watson sailed from
Cook inlet this morning at 6 o’clock.
The S. S. Dora will sail west upon
the arrival of the Alameda.
The Alameda wfas due in Juneau
yesterday.
The Admiral Evans is due in Ju
neau.
The train left this morning for
Mile 40.
" Trails
Trails poor with a temperature of
44 at Girdwood, 39 at Mile 52 and
64 at Indian Creek.
U.S.R.R. SUPPLIES
TOTAL $4,000,000
(B▼ United States Cable)
SEATTLE, Monday, May 14.—Purchasing Agent
Dole for the Alaskan Engineering Commission reports
requisitions for supplies totaling $1,200,000 arriving from
the north. These with supplies already purchased or or
dered will bring the total for this season’s work up to
$4,000,000, one-fourth of which is for rails.
SENATE WOULD STOP USE
OF GRAINS FOR GOOZE
<By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Monday, May 14.—The senate today
adopted the amendment to the espionage bill forbidding
during the war the use of cereals or grain for- the manu
facture of intoxicating liquors.
SEC. M ADOO WILL TOUR STATES
IN BEHALF OF LIBERTY LOAN
(By United States Cab'e)
WASHINGTON, Monday, May 14.—Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo will make a tour of the middle west
states beginning on May 17th at Chicago to bring home
to the people the need of unanimous cooperation with the
government in making the Liberty Loan more than a suc
cess. He will tell his audiences that the United States is
not engaged in war, but in a fight to the finish with an;
autocracy that is still strongly entrenched. j
McAdoo will seek to unloosen the purse strings of all
classes so that the Liberty Loan will not only be fully sub
scribed, but tremendously oversubscribed, that Germany
may realize that we have billions of dollars to sacrifice in
the cause of liberty.
FIRST AMERICAN SUB CHASER I
BUILT IN FORTY-FIVE DAYS
WASHINGTON, Monday, May 14.—The first boat
for the navy’s fleet of submarine chasers was launched at
the navy yard here today and the second will be launched
at New Orleans in a day or two. These are the first of
the 60 boats ordered 45 days ago, the keels being laid
April 1st. Many others are nearing completion.
TWO BANKERS AND_ BANDIT KILLED
(By United States Cable)
PITTSBURG, Monday, May 14.—D. H. McLain, cash-:
ier, and Frank Erbe, assistant cashier, and one bandit
were killed today when an attempt was made to hold up
the First National Bank of Shannon, a suburb of this city.
The officers of the bank resisted the attempt at robbery
and many shots were fired.
LATE CABLEGRAMS
WOMEN CHAUFFEURS STRIKE
. LONDON, Monday, May 14.—Men and women motor
bus operators to the number of 10,000 went on a strike to
day. „ X
BALFOUR IN CAPITAL AGAIN
WASHINGTON, Monday, May 14.—Lord Balfour re
turned today from his visit in New York.
JELLICOETcHIEF OF STAFF
LONDON, Monday, May 14.—Admiral Jellicoe was
today appointed chief of the naval staff.
RUSSIAN WARMINISTER QUITS ,
PETROGRAD, Monday, May 14.—Gen. Guitchkoff,
minister of war, resigned his position today.
STOP WHEAT SPECULATION
CHICAGO, Monday, May 14.—The board of trade in
this city has ordered the suspension of business for two
days.
CANNERY CREW
HERE, HALIBUT
BOAT HUM OUT
Chinese cannery hands for the San
Juan Fishing and Packing company
plant arrived on the Northwestern and
are at work getting the machinery in
shape for the coming run.
For real thrift and speed tne cook
of this outfit deserves special men
tion. The crew arrived . Saturday
evening and bright and early Sunday
morning “cookie” was out irritating
a patch of soil in preparation for gar
dening. He built a fence to keep out
dogs and cattle and by this time piob
ably has seeded down a lettuce and
radish plot.
The cannery is being given a coat
of box car red and wii! 3oon fit in
with the rest of the landscape along
the waterfront.
Augusta C. Arrives
The Augusta C., built at Nome, is to
engage in the salmon catching busi
ness this sehson for the Kenai Fish
ing and Trading company, her pres
ent owners. The Augusta C. arrived
yesterday from winter quarters at
Eshamy bay and even her old friends
would have passed her by, for instead
of the old schooner rig she now ap
pears as a trim sloop. She is being
repaired on the beach north of the
dock and will be ready for service in
a day or two. The Kenai Fishing
and Trading company has contracted
to supply fish to the San Juan com
pany and the boat will be used in this
service until the end vof the salmon
run after which she will fish for hali
but
Halibut Boat Sails
The Admiral Dewey, belonging to
B. H. Hettle, sailed today f.*r the hali
but banks.
BIG CROWD CAME
ON NORTHWESTERN
The Northwestern arrived Saturday
afternoon from Seattle and way ports
with the following list of passengers
for Seward: F. R. Van Campen and
wife, C. Woodward, Mrs. W. A. Dick
ey, Duncan Dickey, Miss D. Dickey,
Mrs. H. Hakola, Henry Emela, J. I,.
McAllen, Lute Doison, Abe Ginsberg,
Charles E. Williams, J. R. Grover, W.
R. Reynolds, L. Heaton, D. W. Ro
bidoin, Ed Yates, two Chinese and 31
steerage. The following arrived from
Alaska ports: Oak Olson, D. Mack
ellar, Clifford Mooers, S. 0. Casler,
John Ronan, Mrs. Ronan, John E.
Busch, J. Biery and five steerage.
Outgoing passengers to Anchorage
on the Northwestern were: Mrs.
Harry Whittemore, Mrs. A. J. Carl
son, Aldoren Carlson, Charles Leb
bins, W. H. White, A. E. Bannister,
R. Smith and W. Lill.
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Frank B. Cannon, formerly of Knik,
went through on the Northwestern
Saturday en route to Wassila where
he will engage in business.
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There were 35 passengers on the
Northwestern for Skagway, this be
ing the first trip of the steamer into
that port this year.
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THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum .60
Minimum .35
Current . 50
Weather .. Clear
Wind . South
WEATHER TOMORROW
Unsettled,-'increasing winds
and warmer.