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SEWARD. ALASKA. THURSDAY; OCTOBER, 17,1918 CENTS PER COI
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BOHEMIA IS
UNDER LAW
OF GUNS
PARIS Oct.. 1?— Meeting • al!H
b\ the Czech Slovaks Council at Pra
gue to protest against the expor* ot
food f.orn Iiohemia. caused a general
strike which developed into a revolt.
According to dispatches today from
Zurich, martial law has been pnx-lnirv*
-c*d th oughoui Iiohemia and Ceinian
and Hungarian troops have occup d
Praifur. Piison Pisk and Tabor^
Late this afternoon the Czeih’a
movement has spread to Moroviu and
fight'ng has deve oped at Uruntic, (d
mutz and Skoda, the latter be*ng the
>ea of the big Austrian gun plant
where work ha> h* en report' d to have
been suspended.
Machine irons are understood to have
been mounted on the principal streets
of Prague, in Pohemia.
[ kraman insurrection.
STOCKHOLM. Oct.. 17— An insur
rfvtion is spreading in Lkrainc it i
reported many German soldier' have
joined the rebels.
HARIS. Oct . 17— Outbreak* usMr.
st the Germans in northern Rumania
has suddenly assumed a most ho.* tile
attitude. Rumanian peasant; ur.d '' m
ton forces have clashed in several
place s and the peasants haw been vic
torious.
ELEVEN SONS FOR W \R.
SANTA CRUZ. Cal. Oct.. 17 - Elev
en sons ot* Mr. and Mrs^ Ez.**.\i;i Rod
riguez of this city are regiv.eieu In
the selective draft and ready to ans
wer any call their country mav make
on them. Robert, the oldest. 4 * vea*s
old is the only one of the brothers
who is married. Then follow ItAz.
Have. Henry and Herman, twins; Al
lie. Ernest. George and Edward twins
.Joseph and Leo. the latte- 2- years
old. Herman has enlisted in the rr* r
chant marine. A sister rounds out the
even dozen children in the family,
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SALT LAKE CITY. Utah.. Oct.. 1 *
Girls at one of this city’s largest
schools for the first time in its histo-v
outnumber the boys this yen:. The
majority is said to be about th ee to
one.
l.O.V'VN, Oct.. 17— Oispr.tch from
Amsterdam this aftern* »r, says that
tn»- K.d'M* is pivpaiing u> fl'*** t»* I* d
»and. All Imperial fam ^ vaVable..
have been . *p} i*d to Hoi *. *•!
The same dispatches claim that the
newspaper., ,1 Berlin ar * m «adv pub
lisldng , nm »i> of Geirn>»i, ’s answer
to Wilson'*, note am! tlvy s-r ••'eg
that uncon,lici nal su»r;**Her com
ing
The great civil upheaval i:« Gei
many is also reported to be stalling.
GERMANY IS BREAKING.
WASHINGTON. Oct . 17 - G >•
many is bending down, her wdl is
breaking. Under more pressure, ih**
Imperial government must fal' a,
conling to neutral advices received
here.
PREPARING TH *7 GF *M \ s •'
AMSTERDAM. Oct.. 1"- The '»*•
!in Vorv/ea* Is says thn* w'* v:\ •
4 .j.hn’y in a nuinn*‘i nobody i *.
Oermv v \ ;ii desire.
German rewspapers ar* also p o
parng the public to reroiv* :lv* fac
ial information that Turkey hn * <ur
rendere<l.
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GIRLS TAKE PART IN
COAST ATHLETIC MELT.
San Francisco Cal Oct.. 1' - For
the first time in the History o' athlet
ics on the Pacific coast thi e*1 girls
were present as delegates at the annu
al m<vting of the Pacific Association
of the Amateur Athletic Asso ration.
The three girls who produc'd their
proper credentials as the representa
tives of the Piedmont Girl’s Swimm
ing Club and were duly seated on th<*
hoard were the Misses PhyPi> Tin
bets, Minnie Cowherd anti Carmen
Hernamdez.
That the war has hit amateur snort
is evidenced by the report of Chafe
man Merle Andrus of the registrat
ion committee. In 1917 the report
showed a registration of mo”<* than
1400 athletes in all branches of *poit.
while the report from 191S showed n
total registration of only 800
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( ANNFI) FRUIT FOR SOLDIERS
OGDEN* UTAH, Oct.. 17— N’railv
2.000 jars and bottles of fru:!« and
jams have been prepared by tb* wo
men of Ogden for convalescent sol
diers to be sent to Fort Douglas, nea’*
Salt take City, when that posr’s turn
-ed into a hospital for invalid m« n of
the United States army.
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Rend the Gateway.
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W ASH 1XGT()X, Oct, IT- Set vo
tary MeAdoo announced this after
noon that those would he no extens
ion of the Fourth Liberty Loan cam
paign and said that a fifth an.! pro
bably a sixtli loan would be n; v-sary
regardless of the outcome oi peace
negotiations
WASHINGTON, Oct, 17- Lp to
last night the Fourth Liberty loan
subscript ions totalled three bil'ion six
hundred thousand. The campaign clon
es Saturday.
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BRITISH FRKIGHTFR SUNK.
COLl.IDKD \\ ITU WAR l RAM
NEW YORK. Oct., 17— The British
freightei Toil Philip, outbound, v*as
.,unh early this morning off Sw’ne
hurne Island in the lower bay. The
freighter was hit by an American wai
cruft. All aboard were saved.
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HUNGARIANS ARE JUST
AS HAD AS GERMANS
HOLD H U K R? SSI i\S. .
ZURICH. Oct , 17— Hungarian
land owners are doing their utn <>: t to
keep back Russian prisoners o/ war.
The Hungarian Agricultural Union
has sent a memorial to the g>\ em
inent asserting that the di> ordered
conditions of Russia render d*lt»cu!t
the return of prisoners to them homes,
and al.*»o that the withdrawa' of VO,.
000 Russians from the farms uould
cause enormous loss to Hungarian ar
griculture.
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YH fORIA R. C., Oct#, 17— The coin
mercia! organizations are urging a
change in the name of Vancou er Is
land, on which Victoria is located. As
the city of Vancouver is on th<» (’an*
adian mainland and not on the island,
many easterners confuse Vancouver
and Victoria, it is said.
Among the names suggested, “Qu
adra Island" seems to find the most
favor. ‘‘Treasure Island" was one sug
-gestion. Someone proposed “Esqui
mau Island" after Esquimau, the na
val base here, but it was decided to
many people would be unable to pro
nounce the name correctly.
DIETZ WANTS A DIVORCE.
SPOKAN WASH. Oct., IT— W. H.
“Lone star” Dietz, who coached the
Washington State college football
squad at Pullman, Wash., and now
coaching the marines' team at Mare
•Island Cal , recently filed suit, here
for divorce from his wife, Angel D< -
core Dietz.
Dietz, who says they were married
on Christmas day. 1907, at Camden
New Jersey, alleges his wife refused
to come out west with him in 1915.
He ha.- been working as a motion
picture actor this summer with i lo
cal producing company.
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Always speak well of the dead an 1
if you have time you might speak a
good word for the living occasionally.
ALASKA DAY
Tomorrow is Alaska Day, :t hg.d
holiday in the Territory, having been
designated so by the last legi lalure.
Alaska Day will be observed I y the
Seward public school tomorro *\ Th •
morning session will be held a; usui!
but in tlie afternoon the pupils will be
dismissed at the close of the follow
ing program which will begin l o -
clock:—
Salute to the flag.
Song, “America"
Paper, ‘‘How Uncle Sam Go* Alas
ka," Ruth Guy.
Song, “America, My Country. ’
Paper, ‘‘The man from whom our
town is named. “Joe Bradshaw.
Piano duet, overture, Al.s. McNee?
and Miss Wright.
‘‘Star Spangled Banner," by t! e au
dience «.
Everybody is cordially invited to at
tend the exercises.
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HUNDREDS LEAVE
TO THE OUTSIDE
VICTORIA, Oct., 17— A serous
congestion of passengers at White
-horse and Skagwa.v is anticipated
during the next few days on account
>f outbound Alaskans. It is expected
that S()n will arrive at Whitehorse be
tween now and next Monday. 1 he last
two steamers have left Dawson for
Whitehorse loaded to capacity . Kour
up river steamers from the lower Vu
kon passed Dawson two days ago.
Th se four steamers have r>00 pa.-seng
-ors on hoard
‘ SHIPPING NEWS
WASHINGTON, Oct.. 17— Volun
tary censorship on Pacific Coast ship
ping has boon withdrawn from the
newspapers and they can now publish
movements of all ships with the ex
ception of transports and munition
carriers.
The above means just what it says.
For several weeks shipping iiA.v< was
supposed to have been under the ban
lowing to certain circumstinerv. pre
vailing on the Atlantic coa.>t As the
steamers coming to Alaska are few
and far between, or else bunched,
there has been little use fo* shipping
news censorship in Alaska.
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VALDEZ COURT ABOUT OVER j
The term of the District Cm t i\*
Valdez is about over. The Grand Jury
completed its work last week and the
notit jury was through yesterday. On
ly a few civil cases remain to be heard
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct., 17— Plans
are in the making for the orgamzat
:on of man and women, boys and girls
for the purpose of saving all fruit pits
and nut shells for government use.
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BULLETIN— LONDON, Oct.. I' -
The British air and naval forces have
landed at Ostend
The French cavalry has entered Os
tend. No Germans were foir.ic*.
CEASE DEVASTATING.
BULLETIN— AMSTERDAM. Oct.,
17— German commanders have order
ed the soldiers to cease devastating
lands and villages.
LILLE IS CAPTURFD.
BULLETIN— LONDON, Oct#. 17—
The British have entered L*!!e the
Germans having left during tl e night.
The British found that the Germans
in their haste to leave the city did r.ot
burn it nor did leave any mine1-. No
explosions were prepared.
COURTRAI IS CAPTURED
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BULLETIN— LONDON, Oct, 17-~
The British have entered Coortrai.
The Allies in Belgium capture1 over
;(> villages yesterday.
GERMAN ROUT IS ON
BULLETIN— PARIS Oct.. !7
(ieneral von Arnim’s entire German
ii'my is letreating along the f \iot be
tween the North Sea to Lille. The A!
*ies are overthrowing and heating rh°
Germans back. The retirement of the
Germans is assuming a rout Fv» n the
•avalr.v cannot keep up with th.* re
peating aimy. General von Vvim’s
army consists of seventeen divisions.
ALBERT NEARING OSTEND.
LONDON, Oct .* 17— King Albert
'ending the Belgian* is moving to
wards Ostend and has crossed the Y’s*
rtr canal.
MILLION BRITISH DEAD.
LONDON. Oct., 17— Reuter’s News
Agency today says that nearly one
million British have been killed since
he war started.
YANKS CONTI NT E ADVANCE.
WITH THE AMERICANS, Oct., 17
— In a successful advance north of
! the Argonne forest, the American
first army has reached Champiguill?
one mile north of St Juvin. The
Yankees have captured Cote d’ Echat
illion, east of the Meuse. The Ameri
cans have also captured the summit
of Bois de Langrande Montague.
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ARE NEARING THIELT
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WITH THE AMERICANS. Oct., !7
—The British forces in Flanders arc
advancing. The Belgian cavalry ir. re
ported to be within one mile of the
railway center Thielt.
BOMBARDING DUNKIRK.
FRENCH FORCES IN FLANDERS.
OctM 17— The Germans have resum
ed the long range bombardment of
Dunkirk presumably covering their
retreat. Several villagers have fallen
victims.
START IMMENSE RETREAT.
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ALLIES IN BELGIUM, Oct., 17—
The Allies fought throughout last
night by moonlight and are following
up all advantages today. Successes
are following up all advantages to
da£. Successes are complete and vic
tories are everywhere.
The Germans have started a trem
endous retreat wave from Northern
Belgium. The French and Belgium
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j cavalry have lost touch with thf- on
| emy at many j>oint.> so fast arc the
| Teutons retreating.
The battlefields in IJelgium are sea >
j of mud and the enemy tried to take
j advantage of this and made v wral
i unsuccessful stands hurried »o the
I rear defenses, if they have any.
i The despoilers have been dnven
from a large area around Couruai
and other positions of great import
ance to the Germans. The Kwnch ca
valry is working marvelously and are
today within seventeen miles of the
Dutch frontier The resistance at
n any points, offered by the Germans
has been extraordinary obviously to
gain time to remove materia'.*
The Belgians have taken Thorout
o :d f( light from 1 ouse to hj e.o. iw
inp to the muddy conditions oi the
ro'.tds \ he Germans have be r. feio-.l
to - band' p large stores of m i'»ition>.
NOTAIH.K ADVANCES
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BRITISH IX FLANDERS Oct, 17
— The Allies are scoring notable ad
vances. Clearing weather h is aided
all movements The Belgians have
stormed and captured Rousbeque and
are now l’igiiting in the str. o(> of
ilalliii and reached the outskirts oi
Harlebecke and passed beyond f *« h
tervelde.
NEAR NORTH SKA.
HA\RK, Oct., 17— The Belgians
have progressed in the region cf
Schoore and are five mile.-, from the
North Sea.
FRENCH MAKE CAITI'KE.
PARIS, Oct., 17— Tho Fivnch have
captured Xotre Dame do l.c\,p and
Palma. This is official
IMPORTANT CAPlTRi:
LONDON, Oct , 17— Th * captui*
of Lille from the Gentians is the most
important capture in Franc? for the
oast four years. Lille was the import
ant unit of the Teuton’s defense.
Lille fell simultaneously v?th the
new British advance south of Valer.
cennes. The British are advancing :tt
Lacateau against the Solle river.
YANKS DEFEAT GCARDS.
PARIS, Oct., 17— The Ge man re
sistance is crumbling in the Argonne
i and Champagne sector wher* the Am
1 erican forces, under Generals Liggett
Cameron and Bullard are fighting des
•perately against the Prussian
I Guards, the crack forces of the Teu
tons^ The Guards are losing ground
inch by inch, dying hard but not sur
rendering in an effort to sa\e the
i right wing which is futile.
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I’OKTO RICO WAN TS All*
NEW YORK, Oct.. 17- Coito Rico
has asked the United States Congress
for F«t! Cross aid owing »o the earth
quake of last Friday. Thousands are
; homel }>nd hung;y
VALDEZ MAIL HEKF.
Mail from Valdez was brought on
the Rolfe last night and when that
craft sailed this morning she took
Seward mail for Valdez and Anchor
age.
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FISH QUOTATIONS.
SEATLE, Oct , 17— Fish quotat
ions at noon were as follows:-- hali
but, 25 cents, sable, five cents; ling
and red cod , three cents.
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