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Volume XI. Number 112._SKWAKD. ALASKA, FRIDAY. MAY 4. 1917_ Ten Cent, the Copy
Liberty Loan Given
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ALASKA’S OPPORTUNITY TO HELP NATION
BY CURING EISH SHOWN BY SEC. REDEIELD
WASHINGTON. May 3.—(Delayed)—Three thous
and banks throughout the country are now taking sub
scriptions from the people for liberty loan bonds to raise
money for military purposes.
Subscriptions for this loan are coming in at the rate
of $1,000,000 an hour.
Bonds for $2,000,000,000 out of the $7,000,000,000
authorized are offered the public at present ami at
this rate the amount will be subscribed in less than three,
months.
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The government is calling upon the American people
to express their loyalty and patriotism in more ways than
by actually taking up arms in the country's defense. The
successful conduct of the war depends greatly upon the
matter of finance, and the first step taken by the govern
ment in this matter was the issuing of seven billions of
dollars in bonds, known as “The Liberty Loan of 1917.”
Banks of the federal reserve system are now active
in receiving subscriptions to this loan, and the Harriman
National Bank of Seward, as a member of the system, has
received a cablegram from Secretary of the freasuy Mc
Adoo in which the people of Seward and vicinity are asked
to help. The message from Mr. McAdoo follows:
“Harriman National Bank, Seward, Alaska—The
government will receive subscriptions until the 15th of
June for two billions of dollars of 3l/2 per cent Liberty
Loan bonds. You can render valuable service to your
country by receiving subscriptions and cooperating with
the federal reserve bank of your district. Will you kindly
do this and telegraph me at government expense, as soon
as practicable, a rough estimate of the amount of bonds
vou think will be subscribed by you and your customers.
“W. G. M’ADOO, Secretary of the Treasury.”
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QUOTAS FOR NEW ARMY FIXED; 1
ALASKANS MAY NOT BE CALLED
Alaskan men will probably be exempted from the con
scription for the first army, according to advices received
in Seattle, the reason being that the development work
under way in the territory, which would be stopped if the
men went to war, is considered of vital interest, and suf
ficient troops can be secured elsewhere.
Quotas for the army to be raised by selective con
scription are now being figured out.
5,547 WASHINGTON MEN KOIt FIRST ARMY
OLYMPIA, Thursday, May 3.—The pro rata share
of the state of Washington for the first unit of the new
armv is 5.547 men.
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NEW YORK’S QUOTA 45,845 MEN
NEW YORK, Thursday, May 3—The quota which
New York state must give to the formation of the new
army is 45,845 men.
U. S. MAY RECEIVE WAR PRISONERS
WASHINGTON, May 3.-A bill has been introduced to trans
fer German officers who are prisoners of war in France to the
United States.
ARE ROUNDING UP ALIEN ENEMIES
SEATTLE, May 3.—Federal officials today called upon all
hotels, theaters, cafes, and upon officials of railroads and steam
ship companies, in an effort to have them cooperate with the gov
ernment in rounding up alien enemies.
Scarcity of cans and the necessity*:
of safeguarding the nation’s principal
fish supply from Alaskan waters* by
curing, is pointed out in the following
personal communication to The Sew
ard (lateway from Secretary William
C\ Uedfield:
**In his recent letter to the Ameri
can people the president has eloquent
ly and clearly presented tin* duty and
privilege of every citizen to ralto to
the support of the country in the
emergency now confronting it. Hi* laid
particular emphasis on the opportun
ities afforded those, who for various
reasons may not he able to join the
fighting forces, to render other ser
vice no less uecessan and laudable,
especially in increasing the supply of
food stuffs of which under the stress
of war there is likelihood of a dearth.
It is necessary that the present
sources of food supply should be main
tained and new sources created and
developed in order to provide well fed
men for the conduct of actual mili
tary operations. The success of the’
unselfish undertaking in which the
country has embarked is dependent on
each one of us performing his full
patriotic duty in the field in which he
can be used effectively.
“Alaska came under the flag at the
close and largely as a result, of one
great conflict, and it has just com
pleted its first half century of use
ful Americanism on the eve of anoth
er. It is peculiarly fitted by reason
of its great natural resources and the
enterprise of those who do business
within its borders for rendering furth
er and inestimable service at this crit
ical time in the country’s history, and
I am confident that it will respond to
the call of duty and opportunity.
“It is probable that there will be
difficulty in materially increasing the
yield of some of the fisheries of the
Atlantic coast on account of the de
mand for small vessels for military
purposes. Alaska’s duty arises from
the fact that it is absolutely necessary
to increase the total yield of the fish
Series and her opportunity lies in hej>
possession of vast unutilized fishery
resources. The salmon fisheries in
many places are being prosecuted as
intensively as is permissible with due
consideration to the danger of over
fishing and the maintenance of the
future supply, and moreover are so
well organized that they will un-,
doubtedlv be conducted vigorously dur
ing the coming season, but there arc;
other fishes in abundance which are I
not used as they should be.
“The most important of these is the
] herring, which is widely distributed
• and in quality is equal to that of the
Atlantic. The demand for this fish,
pickled, is growing rapidly. The
sablefish (black cod) for which the
bureau of fisheries is establishing a
large market, fresh, frozen and kip
pered, is one of the finest of Ameri
can food fishes and exceedingly
abundant in Southeastern Alaska and
contiguous waters. The atkafish, fre-j
quently called “atka mackerel” and
“attu mackerel,” is regarded by many j
j»as superior to the true mackerel when
pickled in the same manner.
“All of these fishes lend themselves
to preservation by salting and in view
of the dearth of tin plate, which may
interfere with any large increase in
the pack of canned fish, I cannot too
strongly urge that large quantities of
all of them be cured during the com
ing season. There is no doubt that
the demand for them will be heavy
next winter and the bureau of fish
eries will take steps to make the pub
lic acquainted with their merits. The
bureau’s agents in Alaska will lend
fishermen and saiteries all possible
assistance, and information concern
ing methods of curing will be furnish
ed to those desiring it.
“Aside from service rendered to the
country', there is now presented an
unusual opportunity to enlarge and
broaden the fishery' industries of
Alaska, for a market established at
this time is certain to be maintained
when peace comes. Now is the time
to act."
BLOOGETT HIT
BY TIMBER, iS
SERIOUSLY HURT!
—
Word has been brought to Seward
by B. H. Hettle, who returned this
, morning on his boat, the Admiral
Dewey, from Kodiak, that l*. T. Blodg
ett, one of the owners of the Kodiak
Fishing company, suffered from an
accident last week which almost cost
him his life.
Mr. Blodgett was directing the plac
ing of several fish tanks which were
being raised into position by means
of jacks. The weight of the tanks
| caused a G by G timber to buckle and,
i swinging out of position, hit Blodgett
in the head. The blow tore the scalp
, completely off the right side of his
head, but in some miraculous manner
■ did not fracture the skull.
A boat was dispatched immediately
to Uyak for a doctor, but being unable
to secure one there, first aid was ren
dered by D. S. Wintenberg, Allie Er
skine and Karl Armstrong and, com
bined with the tireless attention and
nursing of Mrs. Mills, the injured man
is now well along toward recovery.
LOCATOR OF
KENNECOTT IN
OFFICE NOW
R. F. McClellan, one of the original
stakers of the famous Bonanza mine
at Kennecott, whose home is near Los
Angeles, is now one of the county su
pervisors of that district. McClellan
is well known in Alaska, having spent
much of the last 19 years in the north.
He says that breaking into politics
and allowing the boys to put him in
i as supervisor was a mistake, but he
refuses to allow the burdens of office
to get his goat.
TRACY I. YV. YV. CASE
GOES TO JURY
SEATTLE, Thursday, May 3.—
(Delayed.)—The Tracy case, which re
sulted from the I. W. W. riots of last
winter, will probably go to the jury
tonight.
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W. E. GUERIN IS
DEAD AT PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Thursday, May 3—YV.
E. Guerin of Seattle died here today.
ADMIRAL LINE CHIEF
BUYS LOTSJN SEWARD
H. F. Alexander, president of the Admiral line, has
purchased seventy-five iots in a group in the Laubner ad
dition. He announced the purchase to the representative
of the local Chamber of Commerce while inspecting the
Admiral Farragut at Seattle just before the sailing hour
on her last trip.
“I have the greatest confidence in the future ol Sew
ard,” said Mr. Alexander, “and considered myself fortu
nate in being able to secure this holding.”
HEAVY LOSSES BY
ALLIESJN TH i WEST
WASHINGTON, Thursday.—The British and French
experts in conference today told the officers of the
American general staff that during the fortnight of fighting
which ended Sunday at midnight, the French losses in
killed, wounded and captured totalled 111,000, while the
British losses on a comparatively small sector over which
they were fighting was 87,001).
BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK, 280 LIVES LOST
LONDON, Thursday, May 3.—The admiralty an
nounced today the loss of 280 lives in the torpedoing of
the transport Arcadian in the Mediterranean on April lo.
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ALLIED AIRPLANES BROUGHT DOWN
BERLIN, Thursday, May 3.—Fourteen French and
British airplanes were destroyed Wednesday.
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NEW POSITIONS CAPTURED
LONDON, Thursday, May 3.—Gen. Haig reports the
opening of a new attack this morning from Sebsee river
to Achville and Vimy road and says that a number of
positions have been captured.
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* PEACE SPEECH POSTPONED
COPENHAGEN, Thursday, May 3.—The speech
which was to have been made by Bethmann Hollweg in
the reichstag on peace and international relations has
been postponed to a more fitting occasion, according to
word received here.
MILITARY DRILL
SEWARD UNIT
SATURDAY, 7:30
The local military unit will drill in
A. B. hall tomorrow night, Saturday,
at 7:30 o’clock, instead of tonight.
Although Friday night is the regu
lar drill night it has been postponed
a day because of an important meet
ing of the local Spanish-American
War Veterans this evening, which will
necessitate the presence of the mi1.*'
tary instructors.
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JIMMY JAMES FINED
| $100 FOR ASSAULT
The case of Jimmy James, charged
with assault, was heard in the com
missioner’s court this afternoon and
upon entering a plea of guilty the de
fendant was fined $100 and remanded
to the care of Marshal Evans until
the arrival of the Alaska, on which
boat James will leave for the States.
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BOATS AND TRAINS
The Admiral Farragut is due fiom
the westward Tuesday.
The Mariposa is due at 5 o’clock this
evening.
■ The Northwestern is scheduled to
sail for Seward and way ports today.
The Admiral Watson sailed from
Seattle northbound yesterday.
The Alaska arrived in Anchorage
last night
The train will leave at 9 o’clock
Monday morning for Mile 34.
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Trails
Trails poor. Temperature 36 at
i Mile 52 and 44 at Girdwood.
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THE WEATHER
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Yesterday.
Maximum .49
Minimum.37
Current .42
Weather .Cloudy
Wind .1.South
WEATHER TOMORROW
Increasing winds and cooler.