r
1 SEWARD THE PLACE i
COME TO SEWARD | j ! FOR YOU TO !
OPPORTUNITIES | 1 '! MAKE YOUR HOME j
HERE ARE MANY i j
41 _'' i.ri _i i i m mrm
Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post_—
VOLtAlEXn NUMBER 214? - - ==£= -' SEWARD. ALASKA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY IS. 1919. II_i_^Ej< j:ENT8 PER -C0HY
•* ■ ■ ■' — ■ ~~_ —p—wm m
^B
I
* j
FIVE THOUSAND NOW
COMING ACROSS OCEAN
FROM FRANCE FOR HOME
WASHINGTON. Feb.. IS— By A.
p.— The transports Pueblo and Mon
tana left a French port yesterday
with 5000 soldiers bound for the Unit
ed States.
-*
RED IS ARRESTED
BASEL . Feb.. Id— The Berlin Po
lice have arrested Karl Radik. Russ
ian BoUheviki emissary. Radik is ae
cussed of being the instigator in nu
merous radical outbursts in Germans'
Until his arrest here today his where
abouts had been a mystery.
1
By Associated Pres*
ARCHANGEL, Feb., 13- Ameri-[
can reinforcements reached the Brit-1
ish and Russians at Sridmakrengn
yesterday. As a result, the Bolsheviki
forces have retired southward aband-1
oning the offensive. Conditions in oth- J
er sectors on the northern Russian !
front remain unchanged.
WARSAW, Feb., 13— The Bolshc- j
viki forces have occupied Seeliva, be
tween Biarystok and Brestlitovik but •
failed to pierce the Polish lines al
though many were in Polish uniforms, j
Hundreds of the Bolsheviki were capt- j
ured.
The Ukranians are willing to nogo-1
tiate an armistice with the Poles if
given the Drosolyze oil fields pending
tho peace conference decision.
•
, I
I I
cable is repaired
The cable is now again in working
order. Repairs were completed at the
break, five miles from Seattle, late
yesterday afternoon and all delayed
matter for Seward was cleared up
last night before the local boys went
off shift.
By AK»ociated Press
WEIMER, Feb., 13— Frederick
Ebert, a former saddle maker, and
Socialist leader, was today chosen as
Germany’s first President by the Nat
—ional Assembly. The Assembly is
now preparing a program f consti
tuting a cabinet.
JAPAN WILL OPERATE
SIBERIAN RAILROADS
By Associated Pres*
WASHINGTON, Feb., 13— Acting
Secretary of State Polk announced to
day that the United States had accept
ed Japan’s proposal in regard to plans
for the restorance of traffic on th*
Siberian railroads.
It i3 understood that the Siberian
railroad system, including the Chin
ese Eastern, will be supervised by an
Inter-Allied committee with a Russ-'
ian as Chairman. America, Japan,
England. France, Italy and China
will be represented.
Secretary Polk stated that Japan
and America had agreed to operate
the railroad systems solely in the in- i
terest of Siberia.
John Stevens, head of the Amer!
fftft c9fl"lift*ion sent to Rusoia in 1017,
4
%
will be the head of the techinal and
economic management of the railways.
PURCHASES BROADWAY LOT
FOR A BUSINESS BLOCK
D. N. Greve yesterday purchased
the lot adjoining the Alaska house
property, on the north side, from Dr.
Romig and according to present plans
will erect a concrete building this
spring.
Mr. Greve now is a representative
of the P. J. Harris Company, having
canneries along the coast, and left this
forenoon for Halibut Cove on a busi
ness trip. Mr. Greve will return to
Seward within a short time and then
remain Hera*
SOPHIA PASSENGERS
COULD HAVE BEEN
RESCUED ALIVE
PEACE PLAN
DEVELOPES
I
By Associated Press
PARIS, Feb., 13— The Commission
of the League of Nations meet today
to hear the report of the drafting com
mittee. It is hoped that final adjust -
ment will be reached today. If this is
done the plan may be submitted to a
plenary session of the Peace confer
ence Friday.
INTERNATIOAL CONTROLS
PARIS, Feb., 13— The Peace con
ference commission on International
control of ports, waterways and rail
ways, is considering jurisdiction over
aerial international flights. The avia
tion conference is soon to meet and al
so consider important questions of the
air control.
Rear Admiral Knapp will represent
the United States at this conference.
TOTAL AMERICANS KILLED
IN THE SIBERIAN BATTLES
WASHINGTON, Feb., 1°.— Bv A.;
P.— The total American casualties’in
Siberia to February 9th, were 10 offi
cers and 314 men * killed, di* d o?
wounds, died of disease, wounded or
missing.
POLISH ELECTION RESULTS
BASEL,. Feb., 13— By A. P.—Final
results of the Polish elections to the
Assembly show two National Demo
crats elected; 32 Populists; 13 Social
ists, eight Jews and two Germans.
RAISES QUARANTINE
I
The influenza quarantine has been
raised at Cordova according to ad- i
vices received on the Curacao. Pass
engers arriving on steamers from any
direction at Cordova can land at leis-;
are.
-!-«
MAIL ON CURACAO
Four days’ mail arrived on the
steamer Curacao. The first class ma:!
was boxed by 9 o’clock and practically
all of the second class mail was boxed
by 10:30 o’clock.
MRS ROOSEVELT SAILS TO
VISIT GRAVE OF HER SON
NEW YORK, Feb., 13— By A. P.— ;
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt sailed for
Europe today to visit the grave of her
son Quentin, killed on the front while
serving as aviator.
-rt
T. M. Hunt, of the forestry depart
ment, arrived from Cordova on the
Curracao and is a guest at the Hotel
Seward.
Sam Berri, discharged soldier from
Fort Liacum, it at the Seward having
arrived on the Ouracao.
«
By Associated Prcaa
VICTORIA, B. C., Feb., 13— Cap
tain Bayers, Master of the ftasboat
Electro, at the Princess Sophia inve.i
tipration yesterday, testified as to
the weather at the time of the wreck.
The engineer of the Electro and mate
Baxter, of the Amy, Captain Lop^an,
representative of Lloyds, and others
also testified.
Mate Baxter testified that the pass
engers could have been landed on th**
reef at low tide on the morninpr of the
24th then taken to vessels nearby ir.
lifeboats of the Priness Sophia. Thi«
testimony was the most direct con
cemifip: possible rescue of those
aboard the Sophia, yet ffiven.
-+
Steamer Curacao, Capt. Landstrom
in command, and Purser Johnson look
ing after the financial end of the
trips, arrived in Port at 7:30 o’clock
this morning and sailed for the west
ward at 10 o’clock. The Curacao
brought 29 passengers and a small
tonnage of freight. Capt. Landstrom
made many extra calls at canneries in
Southeastern Alaska and was delayed
at Cordova 36 hours on account of
loading oil for LaTouche. The Cura
cao will return here about next Mon
day.
Passengers arriving on the Curacao
were; Tom Davis, Carl Almy, A. A.
Lewis, D. Gal lino. C Gallino, Alex
Zampsol, John Morsiva, Arthur John
son, Otto Weinman, John Enish, John
H. Robinson, Ted Bishop, Halbert
Gabson, Isaac Keramsen, Elmer John
son, George Volakos, Ben Zaldon , S.
Romano. Peter Mcndalel. S. Sarton, P.
Peterson, J. Karluk, Joe Robbins, Wal
ter Elliott, L. F. Drieve and Sam
Beiri, T. M. Hunt and Mrs. J. M.
Brown. Passengers sailing for Scl
dovia or Halibut Cove were C. E. Spil
lum, J. A. Mailloux and wife, D. N.
Greve, Joe Burke, Carl Johnson, D. P:
Patterson and William Murray.
_a_
FARRAGUT TO RUN
TO ALASKA AGAIN
By Associated Press
SEATTLE, Feb., 13—Steamer Ad
miral Farragut returns to the fleet of
the Pacific Steamship Co., operating
to Alaska, sailing north from here on
Sunday, Feb., 16th and going as far
as Kodiak.
The company announced today that
they expect to send a steamer to Ko
diak every month for the remainder of
this year.
George Parks, on his way home to
Anchorage, having been honorably
discharged from the army at Camp
Grant, 111., is registered at the Sew
***• IBM
H!_
Hardly had the steamer Curacao
reached the dock this morning before
members of the Seward Chamber of
Commerce began receiving telephone
calls something like the following:
“What is the matter with you fel
lows? I understand that you are at
tacking the Commission. Hold off un
til the big appropriation of $13,800,
000 is granted. Your attacks may pre
vent this appropriation."
Same old “dog". Same old “cry".
Same old “bull".
Two thousand men can be used on
the Seward division this year at com
pleting the railroad between Seward
and the coal fields, according to awirc
received by the Gateway' today from
Seattle. The $4,000,000 appropriation
will be granted, as it must be, for this
work. That appropriation is assured.
Regarding the larger appropriat
ion, that also seems certain, but Sew
ard is tired of the old yelp, “don’t
make a kick, we'll take care of the
Seward division and complete the
work, but soft pedal any attack on the
incompetency of the Alaskan Engin
eering Commission; as it might cause
.m investigation."
Never did business conditions look
better for Seward than it does for this
year.
The Navy Department is to be
prodded to get busy and start various
work around Resurection bay.
The Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion is now getting the proper prods
and will complete the government
railroad this year year between Sew
ard and the coal fields.
Two new fish industries have men
here making an investigation regard
ing a location. One large concern in
the east will send a representative
north shortly.
Word received from Seattle today,
by mail, is that Alaska will see the
greatest rush this year, and especial
ly to this part of the territory.
One property deal has been made,
it is understood two more arc pend
ing and the A. E. C., is worried, all
the results of the Seward Chamber of
Commerce “hollering” for proper
rights.
. _ A_*_
WEATHER REPORT
The following in the weathei re
port for the 24 hours ending at 7 o’
clock this morning:
Seward 30, Pt. cloudy, calm.
Anchorage 14, Pt. cloudy, east.
Matanuska 12, cloudy, calm.
Chickaloon 9, clear, calm.
Talkeetna 20, clear, calm.
9-!—
Mrs. J. M. Brown, wife of the for
estry agent at Anchorage, is a guest
at the Seward, having arrived on the
Curacao on her way homt*
ilt As&ociut <.*d IVt'Htf
BUTTE, Feb., 13—, The police this
forenoon arrested a man and he is
charged with threatening to blow up
the street cars if attempts are made
to operate them.
Several hundred miners retumo 1
to work this morning and condition
are now fifty percent better than for
<tays
Two companies of Infantrymen ar
rived this forenoon from Fort Lawton,
Wash
__
HOUSE IS DYNAMITED
BUTTE, Feb., 13— The home of
S. C. Nolan, a miner who returned to
work, was dynamited this morning.
None of the inmates were injured al -
though there were seven occupants in
the house. Three I. W. W. members
have been arrested.
SEATTLE SITUATION IS
AFFECTED BY A DECISION
SEATTLE. Feb., 13— A Times
-.pceial from Washington this after
noon says that a conference of radi
al metal workers in Philadelphia
'ailed to start a movement for general
strike in the shipyards of the Coun
try. The International officers and
Union leaders explained that condit
ons in the shipbuilding industry hav.»
•hanged with the result that the Rad
icals were defeated. This defeat is said
o have changed the Seattle shipyard
's strike and, they may return soon.
AMERICAN LIQUIDATION
COMMISSION IS NAMED
WASHINGTON, Feb., 13— By A.
P.— Secretary of War Baker, an
nounces the appointment of an Amor
;can Liquidation Commission to liqui
date business and financial affairs of
ihe army abroad. Edwin Parker, of
Houston, Texas, is Chairman of tbo
Commission.
-*
OLD TIMER FROM NOME
IN SEWARD ON A LONG
MUSH BACK TO HIS HOME
0. F. Weinard, one of the old tini*
'rs of the Nome district, arrived on
the Curracao today from Seattle and
is registered at the Hotel Seward. Mr.
Weinard will leave on the first train
for Anchorage enroute over the trai1
to Nome. Somewhere between Seward
and Broadpass, Mr. Weinard expects
to meet Senator-elect Eiden, from
Nome, who is coming out by dog team.
Mr. Weinard will take the dogs for
the trip to Nome.
A •
TRAIN OUT SATURDAY
According to announcement made
from Engineer in Charge Weir's offi
ce this afternoon there will be a i oin
out for Mile 45 Saturday morning at
o'clock.
■V i f