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WASHINGTON, July o— President Wilson has sign
ed the three billion dollar sundry civil appropriation bid.
SEATTLE. July 5— It is said here that the appropi 1
ation for the Alaska Engineering Commission for the gov
ernment railroad in Alaska is included in the sundry civil
bill ami that the full amount of $5,250,000 is now ready
tor the commission.
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SEATTLE, Julyo— A special from Washington to the
Post-Intelligencer says that the House ot Representatives
election committee, number one, has unanimously decided
to recommend that Charles A. Sulzer, Delegate from Alas
ka be unseated and that W^kershnm bo given the post- Re
presentative Wilson, chairmen of the committee, said that
the full report will he represented to the House as soon as
it is drafted. The report will be acted upon within a week,
provided the House is in session at that time.
Delegate Sulzer was disappointed at the decision and
immediately conferred with his attorney and may issue a
statement.
Wickersham said that the result was no surprise to
him and he plans to return to Alaska within ten days to
reopen his campaign for election in November.
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WASHINGTON, July 5— Speaking at the Fourth
Celebration, on the slopes of Mount Vernon, President Wd
-s <;n yesterday answered all feelers for a compromise or.
peace with the new qualified consecration of America to
suuggia for the cleaning up of military autocracy iron
the earth- President Wilson unreservedly declared that
i . ,. . ^ no thought of peace which did not mean the
destruction of the military autocracy or its reduction to
non-importance, l'he President saiu that humanitj was
fighting for a reign of law based on consent of the govern
ed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind,
'i \u; in one sentence the President summarized the object,
of the present war.
ALL“ENIX)RSE the president.
WASHINGTON. July 5— Officials and diplomats en
dorse the call President Wilson made yesterday in his
speech*'Mjeople of the world to adopt the Americans de
claration of l^lependence and the reiteration of America’s
purpose to perittiiof no compromise in the issues now at
stake in the greater.
The President’s st^fypnt that no half way decision
will be tolerable or conceivable is believed to be so strong
as to have an important effects*!? -forestalling another
peace offensive by the Imperial German\?overnnient'
JULY FOURTH WAS A GALA
DAY IN CITY OF SEWARD
Witlv a regular summer day, clear skies and a gentle
breeze, the weather for Seward’s fourth of July could not
have been better. In the morning the sky was hazy and
many an expression of doubt as to the weather man’s fore
easi \\ as made but as the forenoon hours sped on, gloomy
thoughts were dispelled and as R.L. Wever, orator of the
day, stepped to the front of the balcony of the Sexton Ho
tel, the sun burst through the light clouds and Old Sol
shone brightly and continued so until sinking behind Mar
athon mountain.
Everything of the day’s celebration moved*with pre
cision. The gala appearance of the streets, decorated dur
ing the night; the happy throngs of boys and girls, men!
and women, all out for a patriotic time mingled with sports
of all kinds, nothing was missing, citizens and visitors all
thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
/
Yc'StenlayV Fourth of July parade]
a. | ( haps the most militaristic of]
| . i . * i.v !• ye; u rday in Alaska,;
jut tor mat matter in many of the
urge cities of the states, having as
c did men * om the United States
tuny, United States Navy, Home
tMia its, iJoy Scouts, Spanish American
„.ir M-tmans and oneveteran of the
i\il war. fhe parade brought home
1 :.imind ir.o>t forcible the fact that]
countij has been in two wars, and
i. ;hai w are now in another war
.ill on 1:. iiilng forces on land and
i, t.iji we have the Home Guards
»:■ dei'ei : nd that we are teaching
.* .• . .j generation the military.
'i li !’(' wcr * five veterans of tin*
••iiiYh A me i can war in line with
air service flag showing 14 of the
• n! ct n ;> :*»e again at the front. The
,i lane vote: an of the Civil war,
im-ss if in his blue, was James Kearn
y, of the Ninth Michigan Infantry
ml who later was in the 27 Infantry
u Michigan. Mr. Kearney c me in
-hi Keirii Lake to take part in tin
parade. 1 le veteran enlisted in ’(>1 re
gained in the civil war to the last,
>cir ; mustered om in ’05.
T1 parade started at 10:15 o’clock
om tiu corne r of Fifth and Adams,
uissed west on Adams to Third aven
, s. lit!: on Third to Washington and
in -.' to Broadway, up Broadway
m: , banded at Broadway and Ad
ams.
Leading the parade were Lieut Long
i the Keguiars, 11th Infantry Detach
•clit; ( ivil war veteran Kearney,
iaishal ol the day, Capt. J. J. Kyan,
.Ule “Billie” Long, son of Lieut. Long
; ; cipatiiig m ids first miltary pai
(ic, ami Jui.ane Zinn. Both lads were
..eased in the 0. D., and kept up the
: irsha! slop throughout the parade
•i tiue American boy spirit.
Then followed the detachment of
he 14th Infantry, 17 men.
Commander Byram, of the Spanish
War Veterans-, came next with his
nen, Old Glory and the service flag.
Boatswain E. J. Stull, of the U. S. S.
Explorer, with 25 men, represented
■te United States navy.
Six little girls, carrying a lavge flag
•ame next in the-parade and they were
>ii >wod by two squads of the Seward
, lome Guards under command of
Lieut Colburn. ,
The eight girls taking part in the
lag drill, which was given later, were
next in line then Seward’s Service
(lag, with 102 stars upon it, just
louble of Seward’s first quota was car
ried by the Misses Jane McNally,
Margaret Komig, Ethel Leslie and
Vida Rich, Mrs. Moyer and Mrs. Hub
[ bard. The ladies were draped in flags
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ol’ the Allied nations.
The boy scouts, under command of
Private Young of the 14th, were next
in line, carrying their wooden guns
and keeping perfect time and execut
ing the foot movements with precision.
The auto parade yas represented by
Brown & Hawkins, with a float adver
• tising the Libby condensed milk and
Johnnie Xelson, with an auto, decorat
ed in green foliage, represented Bor
j gen’s grocery.
STIRRING TALK
BY ELL WEVER
The patriotic exercises yesterday
were unique in the fact that they were!
neld out of doors, were short and to
who point and although 700 persons,
children, men and women, were gath
ered along the .street »n ironl oi tiK
Sexton hotel, none moved about until
.he exercises were concluded. The
..ats of every man in the large out
door audience was doffed when the
national anthem was sung. There were
Serbians, Russians, Italians, Scotch
English, Canadian, Poles, Americans
and other nationalities in the gather
ing, but all knew when the first chords
of the Star Spangle Banner were
,truck, and oir came the hat.
file exercises were held following
ihi parade. The girls who carried the
service flag of Seward were escorted
co the balcony of the hotel, veterans
)f the Spanish American and civil war
were also there and the speaker of the
Jay.
The eight girls in the flag drill gave
Jieii exercises in the street, being com
nanded by Lieut. Sweek, of the Home
Juards. Dressed in white dresses and
carrying the Stars and Stripes, the
right girls went through a pretty little
drill which showed that the exercised
great care in becoming proficient.
•A hen their part of the exercises was
completed they rcceived earned ap
plause. The girls in the drill were the
olisses L. Leslie, Woolley, Guy, E.
Komig, Tallasen, Mathison, Guest and
M. Thoreen.
The Star Spangled Banner was then
-;ung the audience taking part. It was
noticeable yesterday, that few people
know the national anthem.
It. L. Wever, orator of the day, who
has become Seward’s public speaker
on the big occassions, delivered a most
stirring address, punctuated with
many patriotic utterances which won
recognition. Mr. Wever said that this
country was now fighting for national
rights and the rights of a free people
to live in the world .
“The United States,” said Mr.
Wever, “has never sanctioned right
by force and wherever the flag of the
U. S. floats today it has been put there
by legitimate methods and the territ
oiy over which it floats has been paid
for. The United States is now finan
cing the world and the credit of Am
erica is recognizable over the entire
NEW YORK, July 5— The Associated Press, in the
war summary today, says that only minor operations have
occurred on the Western front and the attacks have been
all local engagements. No big movements were executed
yesterday although, according to official advices received
here, an offensive of some sort was planned but the intia
tive was postponed for unknown reasons,
t AUSTRALIANS CAPTURE A VILLAGE.
WITH THE BRITISH, July 5— The Australians at
tacked the Germans northeast of Villers Bretton Neux, on
the Somme last night and captured the village of Hammell
The Australians battled their way beyond the village to
Vire wood and advanced their lines over one mile.
FRENCH MAKE A DECIDED ADVANCE.
PARIS, July 5— The French early yesterday, in two
attacks northwest of the Soissons advanced three fifths of
a mile over a three mile front and took 1066 prisoners.
BRITISH BEAT BACK THE HUNS.
LONDON, July 5— The Germans last night delivered
a counter attack on the positions the British gained yester
day on tse Amiens front but according to the official re
port today they were repulsed.
The British took over 1300 prisoners on the Somme
front during yesterday’s short fighting.
BIG TONNAGE LAUNCHED
AS PART OF GREAT DAY
NEW YORK, July 5— “The United States has al
ready launched a greater tonnage of ships than has been
lost in the whole progress of tire European war.” This was
the statement made yesterday by Secretary of the Navy
Daniels in Fourth of July address made before the Tam
many society.
“Over 400,000 deadweight tons are entering the water
today as part of the national celebration,” concluded the
Secretary.
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MORE MEN ARE WANTED FROM ALASKA.
WASHINGTON, July 5— Provost Marshal General
Crowder today directed that Alaska furnished 300 more
white selective draft registrants to be sent to Fort Wm. H.
Seward as soon as they can be moblized
Alaska has already furnished its quota of 696 and per
haps several hundreds besides.
world, the only nation whose credit is
recognized. Our eternal laws of re
compcrjse, our convincing laws of right
and justice, our national and inter
national safeguards, the freedom of a
aee people, is the motto of this war,
and by the right of Justice we will
win.
Following the oration, Mr. Wever
read the message of President Wilson
.0 the American people. This message
was read in every community of the
dnited States and Territories yester
lay. President Wilson said that to
ommemorate the signing of the De
claration of Independence, which mar
ked the awakening of a new spirit in
.he lives of nations, July 4th, 1018 was
being celebrated. “We have come to
regard the right to political liberty
is the common right of human kind,”
speaks the President. In conclusion,
the President said: “I ask you, fellow
citizens, to unite with representatives
of allied races in making this our In
dependence day, the first that should
be consecrated to Declaration of In
dependence for all the people of the
world.”. •
•Following the reading of the mesage
of the President, “My Country, ’tis
of Thee” was sung and the special
patriotic services of the day were over.
STREET SPORTS
ON THE FOURTH
The Fourth of July street tporU
i
' were pulled without a hitch due to the
I efficient management of Chairman
Me Donald and assistants Tarwater,
Balderston, Henry, Cotter, Margules,
Dowling and Ryan. The results were
as follows.
Men 50 yards race — 7 entries—
Sullivan won first prize and Watkins,
Ensign on the U. S. S. Explorer won
second money.
Boys 50 yard race — 3 entries —
Bradshaw, first, Neville, second.
Girls 25 yard race — 7 entries —
Melba Johnsrud first; Myrtle Tallasen
second.
100 yard dash for men — 5 entries—
Watkins, first; Norris, second; Sul
livan, third.
Hoys 50 yards dash — 5 entries—
Rothfus, first; Thoreen, second.
Girls potato race — 8 entries —
Helen Balderston, first; Cecil Leslie,
second. This proved a hghly interest
ing event.
Boys potato race — 9 entries—
Bradshaw, first; Neville, second.
Obstacle race — J. D. Carlson, first;
H. H. Harlow, second; E. R. Harrigan,
third. There were eight participants
in this race and all were from the U.
S. S. Explorer. The race was to a
certain point, opening of packages and
putting the contents on. Much merri
ment was caused by this feature.
Girls 50 yards dash — 6 entries— ^
Helen Balderston, first; Gladie Steel,
second.
1 mile race for men — Norris, first
his time being 5:04; Olin Rothfus,
second, his time being 5:14. This race
was three times around the block
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