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SEWARD. ALASKA. I)AY. June iuik. TEN CENTS PER COPT
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XEW V IRK, Ji ik f
(■leaves today sai ! t; at V
a large number ul si da.-.
.'hips preparing with the best ot *heJ
British navy for the « > evt i i
meat on the high >cas \\v'.\ the
man fleet.
The BiiUsh Navy of i d have
eeived ..
days that the (lennan h ; b J,ip ^ •
• about to come out .* an cp.ira •« '
The American ships at is um:e:*sto<Hl
l ave been given the p >t hn
preparation for the attack.
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Steamer Alaska arrived .it
o’clock this forenoon b .1 ging • ti is
of general freight and kf. passengers
for Seward, l’he Aui^ka uas -•> pass
engers and 2oU ton.' of fro glit for An
chorage. The steamer had •*»U0 tons 01
freight for Latouihe to ilitharge
which accounted for her delay m a: iv
ing here early this morning.
The following passenger> arirved on
the Alaska: A1 Dart and wife, .J. K.
Wilson, Paul Hera Hen u •
K. K. Rudol]
holds, Shertnau Haynes. F. Gi lis
A. Rhein, Aril irQ
J. V. Lydifk, C. F. Gi be t. E. A. Bal
.James D. McGowan ar.d wife, WilLia n
McGowan, Miss E. McGowan, ( . A.
Christianson, William Frollback, B. A.
Turner, Mrs. L. G. Maitland, *i . J.
p. Everhardy, Jasper Johnson, i. or; o
A. Brook., Johi PNcil
George V. Barlow. J. E. Tanch, Joe
Novak and. D. Killgew.
The Alaska only remained in port
several hours then sni' d for A»
orage. The steamer is ex; e< ted r » re
turn here Wednesday.
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J. H. Xicholds, traveling man re
turned to Sewuid U lay fvom Va!*l**/t
on the Alaska.
F. O. Robinson, of Vnchonge. who
came over the trail Iasi wi-m * en *o ite
to the states to enlist, returned north
on hte Alaska having bvcn unsuccc*
ful in joining the array.
Mrs. L. G. Maitland returned on thr
Alaska this morning 1' om the s ates.
The children of the Sesvard Method
ist Sunday School gave a neat li t’e
sum of money yesterday to help ar
eviate the sufferings of the orph:
w ar stricken Europe. The boy’s
class alone contributed $8.00.
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EXHIBITION OF KNITTING
From 2 to 4:.°*0 tomorrow afternoon
the Moose ladies will have their knit
ting on exhibition at the litt’e A. B.
Hall. The socks arc for the men in
the war service.
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\*K\Y YORK, Juno 8 — (6 oYlocl)
The New* York-Porto lino’s passenj
• : . :ie Carolina, bound for an A -
. itio }H t with 220 passengers and
.h> men in her crow, has sent a win
o> s', it in;* that she is being attacked
[ v a submarine.
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WASHINGTON, June :: — (7
o’clock) —It is leporled by the Navy
Pepartnient that a submarine h i.
-h • d the steamer Carolina and th<
pu senders have taken to the boats.
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ATLANTIC PORT, June 3 — (7
ockxkj — n miiiMi ju.-'u ' «
tering port here tonight, after racing
for the past 10 hours to get to shelt »r
ic ports picking up wireless appeals
for help half an hour ago from two
\merirau tankers* that they were at
tacked oil the Jersey coast. The tan’;
< rs are reported to be sinking.
AMERICAN TROOPS PASS!' ' LC ON ON WAY v !3NT
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H , ,mini Mght nowadays to se»* the braiwny and. hardened viuerans of Ainerh'Mi training <; in;»s passing
1 ininii nil iheir way to'the French front. Many of our units are landed at an English port, and the men
• !i:ko through England to stretch their legs after the long s**a voyage. The photograph shows the system
• *r { .. pylng a<l'*pteiJ by our troops *»n the march.
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Ji'i ATYLE, June M — Chairman i
Ei ... of the Alaskan Engineering
'omir ion has arrived here and will
leave next Saturday for Seward and]
Anchorage.
Mr. Edes in an interview said that
he believed work on the railroad this
ummer will be limited only by the
number of men available.
CI.Yiman Edes says Alaskans
i.ust bo patient regarding the delay
.^•curing the appropriation but
■ uavier subjects pertaining to winn
ing the war are before congress. Mr.
iV .. believes that the appropriation
will be made within the next week or
ten days.
The government contemplates min
ing Mntnuska coal this year only for
iail;oad work and trains.
Lkll QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, .Tune 3 — Fish quota
tions at noon today were as folows:
halibut, seventeen and one fourth
i 11 : sable, eight and one haH ct j
lm j cod, four and one half cciitsj salt
ltd . able, $22 a barrel, salted herring,
I S22 a barrel.
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WASHINGTON, June 3 — Four of
j ficers and 20 men are believed to have
l*en lost when the transport President
Lincoln was torpedoed and sunk. The
; transport, homeward bound, carried a
1 crew of naval reserves returning to
‘the U. S.
DOG VICIOUSLY ATTACKS GIRL
Little Marguerite Thompson, while walking on sec
ml.aveo teabm 1 noon, was attacked by a dog and severe
v ivtcii al >u her 1 K The dog had her down on the
; urdn.nl - bit In. i to girl viciously when her
: acted the attention of several men who chased
little gii: war t : en home and a doctor
summoned. Seeral large holes were torn in the left limb of
the little girl by the dog. ,
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NEW YORK. Juue 3 — (Summary)
! The German rush towards Paris be
. tween the rivers Marne And Ourca was
| halted last night. The French stood
their ground firmly at all points. The
greastest impact was along the Marne.
The French counter Attacked and
! drove the enemy back in other sections
j of the battlefield. The* Germans have
I not crossed the Marne and have appar
; ently not made very strong efforts to
i do so.
WITH THE FRENCH, June 3 —
The Allie’s resistance is growing with
1 every step taken by the Germans. The
j Allies reserves are beginning to make
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their presence felt all along the front
facing Paris. The Germans crossed the
DormaVi-Rheims road. The Allies
have evacuated the town of Ville-En
tardenia which the GoiTnans bombard
cd recently.
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT
The city council will hold a session
1 tonight c t 8 o’clock.
KAISER ON FRONT
LONDON, June 8 — Gen. Von Hin
denburg and the Kaiser visited the
front at Craonne yesterday according,
to an official report.
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YORK, JUNE 3—German submarines, off the
,'hv Jersey Coast, last night sunk at least one steamer
.uni one schooner besides making attacks upon several
:er vessels. The attacks upon the American shipping
■ entrance of New Ymk Har’nor. It is be
! at !->t night means that Germany has finally in
■ ’ate ! a submarine campaign on the At! t..tie coast to
. up the transporting of troops to France. Early tins
a idng trial Maritime Exchange received Information in
a - nany as fifteen boats were sunk durig the
■ (.erman submarines.
The Edward H. Cole, sailing si ip, was one of the
vessels sunk. This disaster happened 75 miles off the Jer
,ey Highlands late yesterday afternoon. The crew escaped
. . '.r; team launch and arrived here.
The New York,harbor was closed to all shipping short
o1' it and nets have teen Areieheu across the
.. ranee.
.THREE SCHOONERS HAVE BEEN SUNK.
WAHINGTON, June 3 — The navy department
;ciai report that three American schooners
lave been sunk off the coast by German submarines.
CONSTERNATION IN SHIPPING CIRCLES
NEW YORK, JUNE 3— The early reports, that sub
.iarin.es were operating oiT the coast, were eceived with
;oubts, but when a report late yesterday was received that
me vessel had been torpedoed and sunk, tfie consternation
among the shiping men was intense. East week a British
teamer arrived at New Port News and reported firing at
a submarine 150 miles off shore.At that time it was believ
'd taut the captain fired at wreckage of some sort. It is
;ow believed he did see and fire at a submarine.
. >!s and sub chasers were ordered out short
er or midnight along the entire Alantic coast line.
WASHING, JUNE 3— The torpedoing of ships off
.cat, New Jersy, following the reports of the de
struction of more vessels off Nantucket Shoals, two hun
Ired miles east, is believed to indicate that the German sub
. .es ai e operating in large numbers and is probably
lie plan of the Germans to concentrate submarine to block
ide the ports used for embarkation of American trans
ports. , ,
An adequane force of America warships a in the
me waters to meet the submarine crisis.
BRITISH TOOK
MANY TEUTONS
AS PRISONERS
LONDON, June 3 — During the
month of May, the British captured
11,058 prisoners including 29 officers.
This is- the official statement made to
day.
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SINKS TWO SUBMARINES
AN ATLANTIC PORT, June 3 —
A British ship arriving here reported
that an American destroyer seven
days ago sunk two submarines off the
French coast within half an hour of
each other.
NORTHWESTERN
GOES SOUTH ON
OUTSIDE ROUTE
Steamer Northwestern is advertised
to sail from Seattle at 5 o’clock this
afternoon. According to word received
by Agent McDonald today the North
western, on her southbound trip, will
go via the outside passage after leav
ing Cordova.
4TII COMMITTEE MEETING
Chairman Erich Lucas of the com
mitte having charge of the doings of
July 4th, has called a meeting of the
various chairmen for 7:30 o’clock to-<
morrow night at the Hotel cxton.