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flflWAPl^ Al.ACTTA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21.8._TEN CENTS PER COPY
HUN AVIATORS ARE
IN COMMAND of Ain
OVER A U. S. SECTOR
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, Feb. 21.—1 lie Amei 1
can Army officers admit that the enemy controls the air |
over the American sector. German aeroplanes 1 y ovei
the American lines almost at will, geneially thite t ious
and feet high, safe from anti-aircraft guns.
The American officers are urging that American
aeroplane pilots be sent to France immediately.
\ statement was issued late today that Germany is,
now concentrating artillery opposite the American posit
j, They now have twice as many guns as when the
Americans first took the sector. The Germans are now
firing dailv about nine hundred shells. When they first
took their positions they only tired about one hundte
and fifty each day. The American artillery men are giv
ing the Germans two or three shells for every one they
fire. __|
BRILLIANT
DASH MA :
IIY FRENCH
l'AKIS, Feb. 21. — In a b*::liai.t at
tack in the Lorraine region today the
French forces penetrated the German
i . ot line ami captured over 400 pris-:
oners. This ;s the first attack of large
proportions on the western front this
year.
FRENCH BOAT
SUBMARINED;
MANY PERISH
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PARIS, Feb. 21. — The French
steamer Lavidies was submarined in
the Mediterranean on February 4th
and 110 perished. This was the ;
eil advices receiver! here today b> the j
Maune Bureau. No other part :u!ars
were received.
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GOVERNOR HUNT IS
GOING INTO BUSINESS
OF WAR KNITTING
PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 21. — Gov
ernor G. W. P. Hunt is going in for
war knitting on a wholesale plan. He
proposes buying knitting machines for
the inmates of the state penitent iat>,
the insane asylum and the other state
institutions and have them kmt socks
helmets and sweaters for the soldiers
and sailors.
His plan is to have the machines
bought by public conscription and to ,
have the yarn furnished by the hod
Cross ard other similar orgamba- j
tions, the state furnishing the labor
and institutions. Governor Hunt pro-1
poses to have the first knitting done j
for the sailors of the oattleship Ari
zona.
WIATION corps
ro MOVE NEARER
ro THE CENTER
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. - The
production section of the aviatior
corps of the army is preparing to
move headquaiters to Cleveland, in
order to be closer to the productive
cen’er.
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POWER GOES OFF
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Owing to a snowslide, caused
' by the warni wind and rai.i of 'ast
p night, thi electric power was shut
* otf just before noon today lor a
time, while men were huniod to
' the scene to make repaiis.
AUSTRIA NOT
FIGHTING IN
GERMAN GAME
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VIENNA. Feb. 21. — A istilan Pre
mier von Seydler, in an official > ute
mcnt Today announced that Austria ,v
not aiding (Germany in the ivneva! of
war against the Kussia people. Fhis
was the substance of a statement sent
to the Bolsheviki government.
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TWENTY REACH
HERE ON THE
TRAIN TONIGHT
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Twenty passengers from the inter
ior will be on the train which will
reach here tonight. Owing to heavy
snow out the line the train will be late
in arriving here anil is not expected
much before 7 o’clock.
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WEATHER FORECAST
The weather forecast for tonight |
and tomorrow is clearing with high |
winds, accompanied by squalls and j
cooler.
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C H A M BEK LA IN 1M PKOV! NG
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. — Senat
or Chamberlain, of Oregon, operated
i upon yesterday for appendicit*-* shows
signs of great improvement today.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, Feb. 21. — At noon to
* day halibut was quoted on the market
j at 22 cents and sable fish at six cents.
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CLUB WILL NOT MEET
Owing to tomorrow being a legal
holiday the Woman’s Club will not
meet but will next week as usual.
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WILL REGISTER WOMEN OF SEWARD
Next week, on some clay yet to be set, the wom
en of Seward will be registered for the National
Council of the Defense. Seward is the last city in
Alaska to take up this registration, Anchorage,
* Valdez, Cordova and Juneau having registered the
women last summer or last fall.
* The registering of the Seward women is for the
purpose of securing nationality, age, etc., and also
* war service pledged in case of need. The city will
- be districted and various members connected with
* the Seward Woman’s Club will have the registra
-■ tion work in charge, upon authority of the National
Council of the Defense.
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GERMANS ON MARCH
TOWARDS PETROGRAD .
ALONG A WIDE FRONT!
TWO STEAMERS
EXPECTED HERE
NEXTSATURDAY
Steamer Alaska was due to have
arrived at Cordova this afternoon at
I :.’»0 o’clock. The steamer will prob
ably remain at Cordova all night leav
ing there tomorrow morning which
would make her arrival here Saturday
forenoon.
Steamer Spokane sailed from Ju
neau at 5 o’clock this morning and
should reach Cordova tomorrow after
noon providing she does not call in
at Katalla or Yakutat. The Spokm
is expe cted here Saturday night.
SHOOTSWOMAN
WHO SUED FOR
A SEPARATION
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21. — On a
down town street at noon today, Don
Van Dusen, a hotel man shot his
young wife and then suicided. Hun
dreds witnessed the act but it was
done so suddenly that interference
was imposible. Van Dusen was said
to be despondent over separation from
his wife who had sued for a divorce.
! SUPERINTENDENTS ARE
| GIVEN CANNERY ASSIGNMENTS
The Northwestern Fisheries Com
pany has made the following assign
ments of superintendents to its va
rious canneries for the coming season:
F. A. Cepner to Nushagak, P. A.
• Berglund to the new cannery at N.»k
nek; J. W. Hume to Chignik; G. B.
Cedarholm to Uyak; P. J. Faflin to
Kenai; J. T. Freeman to Seldovia; G.
W. Bowman to Orca; Albert Nilsen to
Dundas; C. E. Taylor to Hunters Bay.
Capt. S. Pedeison to Quadra; C. B.
Hanthorn to Santa Ana, and J. E.
Sayles to Roe Point. For the Ana
cortes Fisheries Company. Capt, IT.
j C. DeGueldre has been assigned to
! Kasaan; 0. A. Larsen to Shakan; F.
! W. Buhi man to Neah Bay, and Fred
| Fulton to Anacoites and K. Ber.dstrup
will have the Astoria plant of the
Booth Fisheries Company.
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Justice is blind. Poverty is no crime,
but it has its punishment, just the
same.
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BERNE, t et. 21. — The Cor nans |
aro today advancing in Russia on a j
line extending from the Gulf of Kin
land to the southern border of Vol
hynia. The German forces will prob
ably advance until the authorized copy i
of the mesage of surrender is receiv
ed at Berlin from the Bolsheviki gov
ernment. It is said that the message
is now on the way from Petrogiac to '
Berlin.
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Huns Nearing Petrograd
LONDON. Feb. 21. — German j
troops are advancing toward Pskoffi.
one hundred and eighty miles south
west of Petrograd.
The Germans have already occupied
Haspal and Esthonia. The German
cavalry is advancing toward Mobilev,
the former Russian generals head
quarters.
Admit Advancing
PETROGRAD, Feb. 21. - The Ger
man forces are advancing toward
Vitcbesk, Minsk and PskoflT and Revnl.
In fabt the Gernmans are now advanc
ing on all fronts, according to official
advices received here.
Capture Food Trains
RERUN, Feb. 21. — The Germans
today captured the Russian town ol
Rovno, twelve food trains and many
aeroplanes. Many large warehouses
containing war materials have als<?
been taken in the vicinity of Rovno.
Capture Guns—Motor Cars
BERLIN, Feb. 21. — The Cm man
War Department announced tonight
that 1333 guns and between 4000 and
5000 motor cars, many of American
make, have been captured from the
Russians.
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WAR STAMPS USED
FOR TIPPING IN THE
EL PASO RESTAURANTS
EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 21. — War
stamps instead of change are being
used here for tipping waiters, bell
boys and seiwants. The idea origin
ated with A. P. Coles, general chair
man of the War Stamp Campaign
< ommittee. Instead of leaving a tip
at his plate after he finished his meal
in a public restaurant or hotel, Mr.
Cole started the custom <>1 affixing a
>5 cent thlift stamp to a thrift card
and leaving it beside the plate. The
plan has been taken up here anti
many of the servants, waiters and
wa.’rcsses in the local hotels ami res
taurants have filled the thrift cards
and have started war savings .certi
ficates ith their stomp tips.
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We all have our ups and downs,
Even truth crushed to earth will rise
again. _[£
SEN. LEWIS SAYS
1. S. MIST EIGHT
TOR POSSESSIONS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21—“I predict that if Germany
succeeds in keeping hold of Russia that the first act of
the Imperial German government will be to command the
Russians, .under the generalship of German officers, to
seize Alaska, no matter what method is pursued. Al
ready there are German spies in Alaska, as in the United
States, and these spies and the hundreds of pro-Germans
will be of assistance to the Germans in this move.”
This was one of the many important statements made
by James Hamilton Lewis, Democrat, Senator of Illinois,
in his speech this forenoon, debating in favor of the rail
way bill in the Senate. He also predicted that the Dill was
the forerunner of government ownership of railways.
Senator Lewis then stated that a German propaganda
had already stirred opposition in Russia against the Unit
ed States and made his prediction what Germany wouid
do regarding Alaska.
“America, some day, must fight not only for possess
ion of Alaska, but must fight for possession of Hawaii and
the Philippines. We will find ourselves powerless to pro
tect our possessions unless we have a transcontinental
system of railways under government control to carry our
t roops and our supplies,” said Senator Lewis urging gov
ernment control of railways.
MAKE ESCAPE
FROM PRISON
IN GERMANY
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AMSTERDAM, Feb. 21. — Lieuten
ant Ronald Garros, the famous French
aviator, and Lieutenant Annnie Mar
shall, who flew over Berlin in tfTG,
dropping bombs and were forced to
descend a few kilometers from the
! Russian lines and were captured, are
free again. This is the oltVial advices
received in this city. The two n>en
escaped from their German prison and
have reached Holland.
COMPROMISE
ON POWER TO
GIVE WILSON
—
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. — In ac
cordance with the plan for a com
promise on the war reorganization
legislation, the Administration s bill
extending President Wilson’s author
ity to coordinate government agen
cies, has been revised by the Senate
judiciary committee and order report
ed on Monday to the full committee.
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RAILROAD NOTES
Work on the new round house and
machine shops is now over S5 poi cent
completed.
Contracts have been let to George
! Lindsay for 3,000 ties and 20,000 feet
j of peeled timber.
The water station being const ruct
j ed at Mile 72 is 75 per cent oompleted.
Soft, heavy snow at Mile 6 and be
yond, required two locomotives this
morning on the local train no»xh.
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FREIGHT
RATE TO
A VANCE
MARCH 1
SAN FRANCISCO, Fob. 21. — The
Pacific Steamship company is prepar
ing to increase the freight rates to
Alaska. The proposed advances are
i to become effective on the First of
March.
The general merchadise freight tar
iff to Southeastern and Southwestern
j Alaska points is to be raised from
; fifty cents to $1 per ton.
One advance will be on eann *d sal
mon from Southeastern Alaska to
| Seattle. This rate will be increased
i from $3.75 to $5 per ton From can
neries in Southwestern Alaska the
i rate will be increased fioin S4 to $4.50
! per ton.
j An increase of $1 a ton is proposed
on tin plate, tin cans and box shook*
to all places in Alaska.
It is predicted here that all other
companies engaged in the Aladca
trade will make similar advances in
their freight rates soon
4 MINUTE SPEAKER
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R. L. Wever will be the four minute
speaker at the Empress theatre to- .
night. Mr. Wever will choose his own
subject.
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IN FROM KENAI
0. E. Boutwell and Knik Pete ai
rived in Seward late yesterday froii
Kenai* having made the trip with do
tenms. The two men are stopping a
the Sexton.
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