British Lost 60,000
LONDON, Jan. G.—The British official announcement
of the British losses in the September drive in the west
was made today. The total British losses in that one
struggle alone amounted to sixty thousand men, including
two thousand officers. The French losses are not an
nounced for the drive but from our losses it is estimated
that the allied forces must have lost over two hundred
thousand all told. The terrible losses are accounted for
by the fact that the allies charged up against positions
fortified with supreme ingenuity and manned by the most
elfective implements of destruction in the history of war.
Some criticisms have been levelled at British leadership
because of a belief that the assaults were carried out
under rules that have long become obsolete and never had
a chance of success. German military writers admit that
the British troops acted with splendid heroism but were
sacrificed to a lack of military science. It is now rather
generally believed that the resignation of French is the
result of the manner in which the drive was carried out.
ANSWERS GERMANY’S PROTEST
LONDON, Jan. 0.—Sir Edward Grey, minister of
foreign affairs, has ottered to submit to an impartial
body the protest of Germany to the effect that a British
warship sank a German submarine while the warship was
flving the American Hag. Germany charges that the
warship used the flag to catch the submarine and then
sank her without giving her a chance when she found that
tlie warship was sailing under false colors. Grey now
proposes that the matter lie left to an “impartial tribunal,
officials of the United States navy for example.”
ANOTHER AMERICAN MISSING
WASHINGTON, Jan. G. — Reverend Homer R.
Salisbury, a Seventh Day Adventist missionary of this
city and missionary superintendent for India, who sailed
for Marseilles on the Persia is given up for lost.
GREAT BATTLE IN ALPS
ROME, Jan. 6.—A great battle is now raging in the
Carnic Alps between the Italians and Austrians and the
latter are being forced back surely and steadily.
EMPRESSTHEATRE
Thurs., Jan. 6th, 8:15 p. m.
SPECIAL ATTRACTION
Picturesque Holland I arthquake of Messina, Sicily
Daniel Frohman Presents
HAZEL DAWN
IN
“One of Our Girls’’
* four Reel feature by the famous Players Co.
Admission 25 cents Children 10 cents
OUT-OF-TOWN
PEOPLE
when in Seward are invited to make
this institution their headquarters—it
is conveniently located in the center
of the business section. They are also
invited to avail themselves of our com
plete facilities for the transaction of
their financial affairs.
BANK OF SEWARD
Territorial Depository
NEWS NOTES
W. L. Moffatt will leave for the
States on the Alameda.
Herbert Tozier, who leaves on the
Alameda, expects to return before
very long.
The influenza epidemic no longer
threatens to delay the opening of the
schools and the reopening will tako
place on time. The injury done to
the building by the storm is being re
paired today.
Six of the dogs which brought the
gold shipment from lditarod have
been sold to Wolf and Meloche who
will take in part of a hydraulic out
; fit to Cache creek. The price paid for
the dogs is said to be about thirty
dollars each.
John Reichart arrived from Susitna
yesterday and will return in a couple
of days with a load of freight. He
left his dog team out at Mile 34.
“T Bone” Clark came in yesterday
from Mile 52, where he was formerly
in the roadhouse business.
Edward McNally, ugent of the A. C.
Company at Susitna Landing, arrived
in the city last evening on the way
outside for a business trip. Nothing
new has come of the Lewis River
strike, he says, since the freeze up.
He expects the Cache creek dredge to
be in position at the expected time in
spring. Mr. McNally will return in
March.
Ward James will be with the Het
tel’s store in the afternoon in the ab
sence of Mrs. Hettel.
Mrs. Charles G. Hubbard and her
mother, Mrs. Stephens, came in last
night from the Blue Bell mine. Mrs.
Stephens will leave on the Alameda
for Seattle, where she will spend most
of the winter.
C. Nelson, of Iditurod, came in on
the train last night after mushing
over from the interior camp in eigh
teen days. He will leave on the
Alameda for his home in Port Town
send and will probabiT return 10 idita
rod via Seward sometime in March.
James Plant, of Valdez, won the
rose pillow at the raffle at Hettel’s.
The lucky number was 68Me.
The roof of “Banjo Bill’s” cabin
was stripped off completely yesterday
by the wind.
Masao Mikami, the nine day old
son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Mikami, is the
first Japanese baby to have been born
in Seward.
A very pleasant time was held at
the icre cream social last night by
the Methodist Sunday school pupils,
with Rev. Cook as the jolly host at
the parsonage. About forty turned
c ut for the event.
Night before last, about 11 o’clock,
while Messrs. John Gagnon and John
Harkins were smoking the pipe of
peace a mighty fir tree, over two feet
in diameter, crashed through the f.'ail
tent within a foot of their faces, but
both came off without u scratch. The
wind upset the tree. Messrs. Gagnon
and Harkins are cutting wood around
Mile Four, where this happened.
Col. Revell left Mile 34 yesterday at
noon for a trip to Anchorage with
Mrs. J. J. Wilson as passenger.
The Cordova Times says Delegate
Wickersham was the first to notify
W. E. Root of his appointment as
postmaster at Seward.
William Sauers is the latest victim
to be laid up with the grippe.
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Howard and Hamilton
Watches!
George the Jeweler
CONSUMER PAYS 27 BILLION
FOR 9 BILLION DOLLAR CROP
CHARLESTON, Jan. 6.—Nine bil
lion dollars is the price American
farmers get for their crops every year
while enough is added by middlemen
so that the consumers pay twenty
seven billion dollars for the same
crop, according to the statement of
rural credit and marketing experts
before the Southern Commercial Con
gress, which opened here today. The
House of Southern Governors also be
gan a five day meeting. Cotton,
credit and commerce will be the big
subjects most discussed by both
bodies. Peace and prosperity also wilt
have a place on the program.
Members of the congress were
told by speakers favoring rural credit
legislation that the farmer gets
thirty-five cents and the middleman
sixty-five cents of each dollar the con
sumer pays for the farmer’s crops.
There is an enormous amount of
waste, especially in perishable pro
ducts, because of the lack of a central,
directing market intelligence, they
said.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Jones will leave
for Ellensberg, their former home, on
the Alameda.
E. R. Wilson arrived this afternoon
from Anchorage by dog team. He
brought 800 pounds of supplies and
material for Mr. Riley and Mrs.
Laundrye from Anchorage to Mile
63(from Seward) where they will
take charge of the roadhouse. Mr.
Wilson will leave for Anchorage to
morrow morning with a load of
freight immediately after the arrival
of the Alameda.
Miss Kate McKean will leave for
Portland on the Alameda, stopping off
at Valdez a week or so.
MASONS NOTICE
All Masons are requested to attend
a meeting of the Seward Masonic
Club at Pioneer Hall, Thursday night
at 8 o'clock.
1-4— 2t. SECRETARY.
THE KEY
Sew’ard-made candies. Johnston
Chocolates fresh from the factory.
Also fruits. 12-16—tf
The missing link to beautify a room
or den, is a genuine Indian Navajo
rug. Can clean and use everyday.
Lasts a century, pretty and attractive,
direct from the Indians—on display at
Brown & Haw'kins. Selling at actual
cost. Only have a few. 1-6—3t
JOIN THE CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE AND BE A BOOSTER. 1-4-6
Hart, SchafTner & Marx suits and
overcoats. A good assortment of up
to-date styles and patterns to choose
from. Brown & Hawkins, “Quality
First."
GIRL WANTED. Apply Alaska
Cigar Manufacturers. 1-6—1
Try our Diamond S. Pickles. Mam
mouth jar 50c Bott. Brown & Hawk
ins, “Quality First."
New patterns in China and Japan
floor mattings, rugs and linoleums.
Brow'n & Hawkins, “Quality First."
Percolators, Electric and Common,
Casseroles, El Grillo-Toasters. Make
sensible presents. Buy of SEWARD
COMMERCIAL CO.
See the ready made skirts and
waists at Butt’s.
Waterfill & Ftazier whiskey at
“The Branch."
Commerce Cafe established 1905.
Meals 25 cents up. E. Levin, pro
prietor.
“Jersey Cream Kisses," VANILLA
FLAVOR. A pure food candy, made
in Seward Alaska. For sale at the
Key.
Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
Sw’ellest assortment Holiday goods
in Scw’ard. Sew’ard Commercial Co.
Best cigars and refreshments at
Terminal Bar. See ad. 11-1—tf
%
O-Cedar Mops and Oils. Brown &
Hawkins. “Quality First”
20 CORDS WOOD GO
ADRIFT IN THE BAY!
Twenty cords of wood, belonging to
Tom O’Day, went adrift in the bay
night before last. Whether it will be
a total loss has not been learned
yet. Mr. O’Day started from his
camp at Fourth of July creek day be
fore yesterday at 2 p. m. with twenty
cords of wood in tow, in a “cord raft’’
for this side of the bay. With dif
ficulty he managed to anchor the raft
about a half mile off shore near the
lagoon, but yesterday morning found
that it had disappeared. It is thought
that the anchor rope gave way, due
to the heavy strain. Mr. O’Day has
hopes that the raft w’as w'ashed
ashore at the head of the bay, whence
he went this morning to search for it.
If the raft broke up the whole twenty
cords will be a complete loss.
FOUR REEL FEATURE
TONIGHT AT EMPRESS
r
Daniel Frohman presents Hazel
Dawn, in One of Our Girls, of Inter
national reputation, written by the
world famed dramatist, Bronson How
ard, in a four reel feature motion
picture drama at the Empress to
i night. Beside the features there will
be one reel of Pathe Weekly showing
earthquake scenes and others.
—
Information recently received from
Los Angeles by Nome parties contain
a report of the marriage of Parker
Cowden, son of C. G. Cowden, form
erly cashier of the Miners’ and Mer
chants’ bank of this city. The Cow
dens now reside in the Southern Cali
fornia metropolis.—Nome Nugget.
Mrs. Ernest Mauvais will leave on
the Alameda for Spokane, the home
of her father, for the winter.
FRANK BERRY IS
REPORTED TO BE BROKE.
SAN FRANCISCO—H. Frank Ber
ry, brother of Hen Berry, part owner
of the San Francisco Pacific Baseball
League team, was declared bankrupt
in the federal court today, with liabili
ties of $117,000, upon voluntary peti
tion. His brother, Clarence Berry, is
a capitalist who made his stake on
Eldorado creek, in the Klondike.
Stock in an oil company of intang
ible value was the only asset. Among
the debts mentioned were $02,000 to
I his brother, Clarence; $15,000 to the
Farmers’ National Bank of Los An-'
geles and $500 to J. Cal. Ewing form
er part owner of the San Francis' o
baseball team.
DUNCAN MICH IK’S BROTHER
IS KILLED IN BATTER
DAWSON—Word has just boon re
ceived by Duncan Michie, well known
, Dawson and Fairbanks mining man,
who is spending the winter here, that
his brother, William, was killed re
cently at the Dardanelles. William
was with the Western Australian con
tingent. Two other brothers were
fighting at Gallipoli, but one of them
has just been ordered to England, and
probably will l»e transferred to the
western front. Murdock Michie, well
known Klondike miner, now engaged
on Allgold creek, near Dawson, is an
other brother—Dawson News.
CHAIRMAN EDES UNDERGOES
AN OPERATION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Chair
j man Edes, of the Alaska Railroad
; Engineering Commission, has just ar
rived and will undergo an operation
for ear trouble.—Ex.
Meet me at The Branch
BIG DAY IS AHEAD
FOR CLEARY CREEK
Expected It Will Produce Thirty
Million Dollars More.
Luther Hess has taken options on
some 700 acres on Cleary creek.
Cleary has been a wonderful producer.
Authoritative figures estimate that
the creek has produced up to date
from the head to the mouth of the
Chatanika river in the neighborhood
of $2.1,000,000, and conservative esti
mates state that if these options are
taken up and the ground worked in
the manner that it will be worked,
Cleary will produce not less than $.10,
000,000 more. If the deal goes
through, and there is every reason to
believe that it will, it will mean large
expenditures in the installation of
equipment, such as ditches and power
plants. It will mean great activity on
old Cleary for years to come. Pros
pecting will be begun all along the
creek next summer.—Ex.
I
Otto Schallerer, while cutting fire
wood last Sunday down the bay, rut
the instep of his right foot rather
severely with an axe. It is recovering
fast and he is able to be about again,
although with diflicutly.
CAPITOL CAFE RE-OPENED
The well known Capitol Cafe, Mrs.
Ayres, proprietor, is open again for
business. Best of cooking and ser
vice, and a big bill of fare to choose
from. tf
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FOR SALE
10 work dogs. 10 sets harness. 1
sled. All in prime condition. F. 0. B.
Cordova. Jos. Emperly, Cordova,
Alaska. 12-15—tf.
Fox's Oyster Cocktails at the
Branch.
Groceries Clothing
Hardware J_ furniture
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“ PALACE JINGLES ”
The summer's slipping away again,
And winter’s almost here;
The hoys are coming from the hills
In search of warmth and cheer.
Come; all you lads from Anchorage
When you crave a glass of beer.
You’re welcome as the flowers In May,
And no one is siwashed here.
| THE PALACE BARi
Furnished Rooms for Men
JOE MORRIS | Cafe and Lunch Counter in Connection] JJJLL DEVINE
“ PALACE JINGLES "
They meet down at the Palace
For a glass of Sherwood Rye,
And to tell about the flnda they’ve
made,
Aa the winter passes by.
Bring on that fast Interior bunch,
And from every camp afar,
For we join you in goodfel owship
At the famous Palace Bar.