Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post
SEWARD. ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1918. TEN CENTS PER COPY
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COAL FIELDS OF
NENANA SOON TO 6t
READY TO LEASE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—Secretary of the Interior
Lane today announced the completion of the surveying
and dividing into leasing units of the more accessible
parts of the Nenana coal fields in Alaska. The blocks will
soon be offered for lease, the announcement says.
The area comprises nineteen thousand acres in the val
lev of the Lignite Coal Creek and the coal is said to be a
fair grade lignite. This coal, says Secretary Lane, can be
used by the Alaska railroad, by the Tanana and Yukon
Liver boats and for local consumption.
CLAM INDUSTRY
EXEMPTED FROM
EIGHT HOUR LAN
Those engaged in *. prep*ri..j
and cann«cg c»«*m.- * *d *) el! fish a <
exempted from the . ighi hour law ac
cording to an executive order »*cceiv
fd in the mail today frcm Juneau
The order is as follows
I pon the re^ue;,. of he Stcretun
of Ue Interior, dated January I‘* 1v
and in accordance w *h the a* tl o it;
conferred upon mt* by section •*. »imp
t'*‘‘ • a Session laiv ■» of Alaska, ,:'l i
“An Act to regut a e and iiiril th
hours of employment fo? ad wage arr
sa'nry earners in lla* Territory o
A ask a, to declare the vio'a on there
of a misdemeanor a:rd to p.-e-crib
punishment therefor,” approved Ma;
ib)7, the restrictions of said chap
ter bo. Session Laws of Alaska, l4>i’»
are hereby suspended so far as the;
may apply to the regulation of th<
hours of employment of all wage am
salary earners in Alaska employed ii
the taking, preparing and canning o
clams and other shell-fish; such sus
pension to have force and effect be
ginning January 7, l‘J18, and to con
tinue for a period of one year and no
logcr, unless the present war .-hall no
have terminated within that time.
(Signed) J. F. A. STRONG,
Governor
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TO KEEP THE
RAILROADS AT
END OF FIGH1
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. — Direct
or General McAdoo told the Senat
Interstate Commerce committee toda
that he thought the government shoul
retain the operation of the railroad
for some time after peace comes. H
said that he did not believe the
should be returned to private ownei
ship until new and comprehensiv
laws had been enacted to gover
them.
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TRIBUTES ARE PAID TO
two congressme:
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. — At a lur
cheon today noon of the National St
curity League, tributes were paid t
Senator Chamberlain and Represent!
tive Kahn, of California. The varioi
speakers referred to the two men ar
their efforts in the interest of the Ns
tional Defense. Elihu Root said thj
it was hard to see how the draft bi
could have passed without both Kah
and Chamberlain.
DORA REACHES
HERE AFTER A
’ STORMY TRIP
Delayed by bad weather and also
poor steam’ g coal, the Dora reached
Seward from the westward shortly af
ter three o’clock this morning. Cupt.
Newland reports a great diversity o’
weather which accounted for the late
arrival here. Coming up the coast
the Dora stopped in at Nuka Bay and
picked up the Clark party of prospec
tors.
The Dora brought a full load of
\ freight including 2400 cases of sal
. mon from Uyak.
The following is the list of passen
gers arriving: from Unalaska—Pros
per Ralston, B. H. Heidcamp, H. Win
chel and FI. Lange; From Nuka Bay
—S. Q. Clark, W. E. Devitt, F>. B.
’ Redfield. Charles Johnson, and Chas.
Strangcth; from Squaw Harbor
Capt. Pete?son; from Seldovia—W. B.
Leming and W. P. Studdcrt; from
* Kodiak—Gabriel Santo; from Cape
Sarechef—Jack Flubscmidt.
The Dora will sail again for the
westward leaving at noon Wednes
day. There are many passengers here
* for the steamer.
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ARE WAITING
FOR TEUTONS
TO GET BUSY
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. — Secre
tary of War Baker’s weekly war re
port says that the Allies are in an ex
pectant attitude on the western front.
e The recent events in Russia have
v greatly increased the strategic frec
dom of the Teutons, according to Se
s cretarv Baker.
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; TEN HEATLESS
MONDAYS ARE
, BEGUNJN EAST
i- WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. — Busi
>- ness activity east of the Mississippi
o river was suspended for the first of
i- ten heatless Mondays. All eastern
is manufacturing plants are idle for the
d fourth consecutive day. The fuel of*
i- ficials say that there has been a rad*
it cal change in the feeling in the
11 country regarding the five day sus
n pension and all industries are cooper
: ating fully.
MINING PROPERTY
AT NEKA BAY HAS
PROVEN VALUABLE
“The property at Nuka Bay looks good to me and if
the one ton of sample ore taken out, brot to Seward and
to be shipped on the first steamer to the smelter at Ta
coma, verifies my belief, there will be machinery install
ed.”
This is the statement of S. Q. Clark, mining expert,
who returned on the steamer Dora this morning from Nu
ka Bay where he has been with a party of men making a
thorough investigation of the gold bearing ore on certain
property.
“We were handicapped in our investigations,” said
Mr. Clark, “but uncovered forty feet of the vein notwith
standing the deep snow. When we reached Nuka Bay on
December 23rd, the weather was severe but moderated
three or four days afterwards. We made our camp and
then started to work. 1 am decidedly encouraged by our
prospecting and will probably return with a larger party
shortly and continue work. 1 am almost certain that ma- j
chinery will be placed on the ground within a few months.” j
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* KOI It MINI TK MEN
* SPEAKING THIS WEEK *|
Territorial Senator John Ronan
* will be the four-minute speaker
* at the Empress theatre tomorrow *
night; D. C. Mathison, of the
! * Seward Military Unit will speak
' * Thursday night and next Sunday
1 ♦ night, Mr. J. M. Sloan, President *
* of the Seward Chamber of Com- *
me ire will make the address.
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STARR BRINGS j
I TO PORT FIRST
FISH THIS YEAR
Steamer Starr arrived in port at 11
i o’clock last night the first fish boat
1 to reach Seward this year. The Starr ]
' came from Seattle via the banks and j
discharged 25,000 pounds of halibut at
the San Juan dock this forenoon. Capt.
Sprague reported extremely bad
weather outside which accounted for
his small catch. The Starr will leave
again for the banks, probably tomor
| row.
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TWO FORMER j
! RUSS CHIEFS
ARE KILLED
PETKOGRAD, Tan. 21. — A. I I
Shingaroff, Minister of Finance in the;
Kerensky cabinet, and Professor Ko
koshkine, State Comptroller under'
j Kerensky, were both murdered dur- j
| ing :he night in their beds at the!
'Marine a >rpital. The Bolsheviki offi
cials are understood to have given Lae
orders for the crime*
NORTHWESTERN LEAVES
Jl'NEAli FOR SEWARD,
JUNEAU, Jan. 21. — Steamer I
Northwestern left Juneau this morn-j
ing at G o’clock for Seward and way;
ports.
TEN CHAIRS IN
GREAT ACADEMY
MUST BE FILLEOi
PARIS, Jan. 21. — The most re
cently elected members of the French J
Academy, General Lyautey and Henri'
Bergson, will, it is announced, be for-1
mally received here soon, after which j
elections will be held to fill the ten;
chairs that have become vacannt since |
December 1918, the date of the death!
of Jules Claretie.
Since then the following members'
have died; Henry Roujon, June 1914;j
Jules Lemaitre, August 5, 1914; Al
bert Meziercs, October, 1915; Paul ■
Hervieu. October 1915; Francis Char-i
mes, January 1916; Emile Faguet,i
January 1917; Marquis de Segur, Aug
ust 1916 and Marquis do Vogue, Nov
ember 1916.
The chair of M. Clarelie is by com
mon consent accorded to Ma rshal Jof
fre, while Cardinal Amefte is men
tioned for that of Albert de Mun. The
Marshal has adhered thus far to his
attitude of passive consent without
making the traditional application. It
is said that the Academy will not in
sist in his case upon the :lie.
JofTre will be the seventh Marshal
of France to sit with the “Immortals.”
The first was Villars, chosen in re
cognition of his victory at Denain in
1712. In his case, also the rule re
quiring aspirants to declare their can
didacy and visit the members to solic
it their votes was waived. The other
Marshals of France who were Aca
demicians were d’Estrees, Richelieu,
de Belle Isle, Beauvau and Duras. The
last named, the most recent before
J off re, was elected in 1775.
A recent cable dispatch said that
the French Academy announced that
“having been sounded on the subject
of the candidature of Marshal Joffre,
it will show itself happy to receive in
its bosom the glorious victor of the
Marne.”
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OMAHA, Jan. 21. — Congressman
H. Stone, of Geneva, Neb., has an
nounced his candidacy for United
States senator against Senator George
W. Norris ltepublican, one of the so
called “little group of wilful men.”
AUSTRIANS TIRED
OF WAR-THREATS
MADE TO SOLDIERS
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 21.—Over one hundred thous
and workers struck today in the vicinitv of Vienna as a
w V
protest against Germanism. This is an official statement
received via Berlin and came through uncensored.
The workmen were armed and resisted the military
authorities which were sent to disperse them. The work
men demanded that Austria immediately conclude peace
with Russia no matter what Germany did. The men de
manded that speedy peace he entered also with any other
nation.
One correspondent in Vienna has wired that during
the past five days strikes have occurred in every large
city in Austria the men and women demanding peace and
the end of the war.
All strikes have been orderly and the military author
ities warned that any attempt to protest the massing of
men to demand peace would start bloodshed. Troops were
on guard but aside from patrolling the commercial centers
■ nothing further was done.
BOLSHEVIKI PUTS
SCREWS TO RUSS;
ASSEMBLY STOPPED
LONDON, Jan. 21.—Russia’s Constituent Assembly
has existed but a few hours according to official advices
received from Petrograd. The Assembly was dissolved
by the Executive Committee of the Workmen’s and Sol
dier’s delegates after the Bolsheviki failed to gain control
of the first meetings. Premier Lenine says that he will
not allow delegates to reassemble. The Bolsheviki troops
and guards are everywhere today, well armed and ready
to resist any attempt of the Constituents to meet.
DUTCH BOATS
TO BE LET TO
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. — Thej
Dutch Government in a provisional |
agreement signed in London, has
agreed to charter to the United States
all Dutch steamers now being held in
American ports.
There are over eighty Dutch steam
ers held and as soon as the charter
agreement is effective many of the
ships will be used to carry relief to
Belgium.
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DESTROYED BY FIRE
RIO DE JANERIO, Jan. 21. —
Swift & Company’s plant, including
the mammoth packing house was des
troyed by fire today. The loss is es
i timated at half a million dollars. There
are no clues as to how the fire start
ed.
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FORBID BANKS TO PAY
OUT EMBASSY MONIES
PETROGRAD, Jan. 21. — The For
eign Minister of Russia today issued
an order forbidding banks to pay out
moneys deposited by foreign embas
• sies.
SENATE WILL
TRY AND BUCK
THE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. — Senator
Chamberlain this forenoon introduced
a bill to establish a war council to be
composed of three distinguished citi
zens of demonstrated executive abil
ity.
President Wilson, following the in
troduction of the bill served notice on
the Democratic leaders that he will
use all of his influence and power to
beat the bill.
Various senators have confidence in
the bill's passage despite the Presi
dent's opposition.
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KAISER EDITS NEW
BOOK ON HIMSELF
LONDON, Jan. 21. — The Kaiser
has edited a three volume work on
“Kaiser William in War Time." The
proofs are being revised and will be
submitted to the general staff and the
foreign office, according to an Ex
change Telegraph dispatch from Am
sterdam. The work will comprise all
the speeches the emperor has deliver
ed during the war.