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2 the front rhe French
2 .1 hoy cannot be expect
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e are the cold facts as
laid down by the Times today.
FRESH TROOFS IN THE FRAY
ent at 9 o'clock
.. . ee has resume with, great ln
nceing with fresh troops
. Oise and Durey with re
doubled violence.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT ..
BERLIN. Jr \ 'em1)— South and west ol
the Soissons, rade fresh progress
i- place inti batleline.
. ents are
de . h< Id tl . ions as si m to them.
ckild labor iaw i n constitutional
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V. . e court ofthe
United Stat* ired that the child
labor law of Ibid was unconstitutional. The law prohibited
interstate shipments of products of child labor.
ALASKA CASE IS DECIDED
V; a SHIN 1— The Supreme court of the
V. to- ay sustai -sd the Federal court judgment award
>s, n ceiver of the Uaska B .
at Fai • cs,$2S ,0 re y lost by JAJesson and
f the bank. , >
»urt - cli d to disturb the judgement for $13
-.000 granted to Receiver Noyes against former cashier
Wood.
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SEATTLE, June 4 — SteanieXor
tii\v tern sailed for Southeastern at d
Southwestern Alaska ports at •> o clot k
yesterday afternoon. The followi g
•ire tlu* passengers aboard lor Sewar i:
Miss F. C. Van Slykc, K. C. Hazleto 1,
Mrs. H. A.Harmon and Mrs. L. C.
Straughan.
PHELPS TO MOVE
George Phelps has taken a louse on
he building now occupied by the Haz
zuar and will move from his old locu
tion about the first of next month.
HAYNES IstiOXOH GUEST
Sherman Haynes, of the Haynes
risheiies Company, was the guest to
day of the members of the £hamb<*r
>f Commerce at the noon day lunchc< n
Mr. Haynes told briefly of the fish
ng industry around Latouche.
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DIG SALMON RUN
Red salmon are running in quant
ities now which beat everything in Al
aska’s history according to word
brought here by Purser Morgan of the
Alaska. Around Cordova the canneries
have already put up large packs the
Carlisle Packing company having a
jack of 10,000 cases to date.
ROOKS ARE NOW HERE
The committee of Public Informa
tion has forwarded a number of the
pamphlets entitled “Gentian W: r Pra
ctices” and these can be sec
the Seward Drug Company's . ore ;
long as they last.
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weather on r. r.
The following is the report of wca-h
r conditions along the railroad receiv
ed to 7 o’clock this morning:
Anclwage, 50, cloudy, calm.
Gmlwood, 4G cloudy, calm.
Matunuska, 40, cloudy, calm.
Talkeetna, 40, clear, calm.
GIVING A PARTY
Little Esther Guy is giving a party
to her little friends tomorrow after
noon between 2 and 4 o’clock.
J,ames
guest at the Overland, made an inspec
tion trip to the north of the city today
Mr. Wil son will return to Valdez on
the Alaska.
WITH Till-: A WEUK'ANS, June 4 |
— After long inactivity, an artillery i
duo! bi*oki out tlrs forenoon northwt st
of Toul. For hours tin* American and
German batteries left loose every
thing they hud. There was no .infantry
action.
!..\l * yesterday afternoon an Ameri
can combat patrol fought desperate ;
wi h ti large German patrol near A 1
cerviller in the Luueville sector. The
American lo scs wc re slight. The Ger
man casualties are unknown. The
Americans \v» re outnumbered in this
engagement.
STEA DOPE
SUamer Admiral Far a gut is jK>st
. d to arrive- here tmno’row morning
at S o’clock from the south. The Far
agut lias four day’s mail aboard.
Steamer Alaska arrived at Anchor
! go at roon today and th e nassengors i
; ,v Ivon ordered aboard at o o clock
tonight. The AlaUa is duo to arrive!
here l,atc tomorrow afternoon.
! The freighter Anyox came in late
last right and loft out again early this
i morning.
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| WOUNDED AMERICANS
arrive at rear hospitals
NICE, Kretnrc, June 4 — The first
batch of wounded Americans have ar
rived at the American hospital here.
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| DU BEIN', June 4 — The Lord Licut
! n nt i sued a proclamation today
■ isking for 50,000 volunteer recruits
I and thereafter 2000 to 3000 monthly
I to maintain Irish Divisionsat the
, front.
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The Bazaar closes within the next
.ouple days ami E. Koehler and wife
| will leave for the states being passer
j vers south on the Admiral Earragut.
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A. W. Bob rts, who has been a guest
at the Seward, returned to Roosevelt
this forenoon.
John Norberg,.of I ^touche, arrived
on the Alnksa and is a guest at the
Overland. •
LATE CABLEGRAMS
ATLANTIC CITY, —6 o’clock p. m.
— A wiroll's report says- that 300 pas
sengers and members of the crew of
i,he Carolina h,avo been rescued on the
sea in life boats by a schooner.
ATLANTIC CITY. — 7 o’clock p. m.
— Two boat loads of survivors from
the Carolina have just arrived. The
Captain is in one of the boats and says
i ighty of the passengers and crew are
still missing. The captain says he was
j torpedoed Sunday night without warn
ing.
NEW YORK, — Police today order
ed all dispUy lights at nights to be
I
shut ofT until further notice.
.
INDIANAPOLIS, — Former Vice
Presidbnt Fairbanks dying. His
death is expected hourly. Apoplexy is
the ailment.
WASHINGTON, — Naval mine
sweeper has picked up a mine ofT the
Delaware capes the place where the
tanker Herbert Pratt was sunk.
WASHINGTON, — A dispatch says
that Prince Von Buchau, commander
of the Bavarian division has been kill
ed in the fighting on the Marne.
NEW YORK, June, 4— It was officially announced
late this afternoon that the death toll of the submarine
. are off the Atlantic coast has been reduced to less
Uia.i 350. Nineteen survivors of the Porto Rico steamer
Carolina have landed on the Delaware coast. Two hundred
and two passengers of the Carolina and 128 of the crew
are uncounted for. , ,
The steamer City of Columbus, previously believed
missing, has arrived safely at an Atlantic port.
A British steamer was reported by wireless picking
up an empty life boat from the Carolina. The life boat
,ved signs of being shelled. It is believed that those in
i he boat were drowned.
SUBS BEIJVEI) TO HAVE SKIPPED
' WASHINGTON; June 4 — Officials believe that the
submarines that sank probably over ten American vessels
off the Atlantic ('oast, are now on their way to their base
• d tl'.e danger is over for the time being. No aditional re
ms of submarine activities were received late this after
noon. Warships, sub chasers and aeroplanes are scouring
the seas searching for the enemy. The Germans failed in
in their efforts to sink any transports and the result of the
aid is therefor neglible.
AY YORK. June 4 — Nine American vessles are
nowr to have been sunk by German submarines the large
st being The Carolina which reported early last evening
that she was being shelled. The fate of the Carolina, her
_ !0 passengers and 130 crew is unknown.
No lives were lost when the tanker Herbert L.Pratt
was sunk. As far as known no lives have resulted from the
submarine attacks.
.FIVE SUBMARINES ARE OPERATING.
NORFOLK. Va., Jnue4 — Naval officers, comparing
their reports agree that at least five U—boats have been
>perating along the Atlantic Coast and that two have been
sighted off the Virginia Capes.
.OIL TANKER IS TORPEODED.
PHILADELPHIA, June 4— The oil tanker Herbert L
Pratt was sunk late yesterday afternoon four miles off
Jape Henlopen, Delaware. The crew escaped to their boats
and landed at Lewis, Delaware last night. One man was
ost overboard during the lowering of the lifeboats.
U.S.OFFICER TAKEN BY A SUB
"WASHINGTON, June, 4— Three officers and 23 en
isled men are reported missing from the torpedoed trans
’iwsident Lincoln which was sunk last week off the
Antilles. One officer is believed to have been captured by
.o German submarine which sunk the transport.
COURT TERM
CALLED HERE
IN SEPTEMBER
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The regular term of the United!
States District Court has been called (
and will be held at Seward beginning j
on September 9th. The order for the
session in this city was made by
Judge Fred M. Brown last week and
?,as received by U. S. Commissioner
Whittlesey in the mail on the Alaska.
MAN INJURED WHEN HAN
CARS JUMPS OFF THE TRACK |
Milo Vacania sustained a dislocated
knee this forenoon when a handcar
jumped the track at Mile 12. Dick
Winded brought Vacancia in and the (
latter wa£ taken to the hosital foi J
I medical attention.
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The weather forecast for tonight
and tomorrow is fair and fresh winds.
WHITE NAMED
PUBLICITY MAN
FOR TERRITORY
JUNEAU, June 4 — E. J. White,
editor and proprietor of the Douglas
Island News, and a pioneer newspaper
manof the north, creator of the famous
“Stroller” column, was today appoint
ed publicity agent for the Teritory of
Alaska by Gov. Riggs.
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MOOSE TO ENTERTAIN
The local Moose members arc going
to entertain the ladies tonight in the
A. B. Hall and every Moose is invited
to bring his wife or sweetheart and all
visiting Moose are cordially invited to
be on hand also. There will be a short
program, music and dancing.