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DRIVE
STOPS
Nh\Y YOiih Apiil 1. — Reviewing
the var situation on tlu* western mmi
» funday ami toda\. the A -iociated
|»r* .s this afternoon says that Cler
•r.ai. /*s great drive has virtually stop*
led ami although it is admitted that
>i i* mode 'algo gains u» captuied ti .*
; itorv, jK1 lo»>i men ami material but
the b ull victory is no nearer than on
the cuo the gieat offensive was sta»*t- i
'today, the Allies begun an otrcnsive
« n fiic Picardy battlefield. I he Asso
cia ed Press reports show that the
German assaults aie slackening bu.
the Teutons are digging in feverishly
aiomd I assigny on the south c*uiit»*t
uh u> the French pressure is hea\y.
a the south of the Somme the tide
tinned late yesterday and the r’entJi
hoi only repulsed the German a»uu? s
in t made good gains.
mil.* this aiterroon a report from
J >udon. from the British l\eadquar
tei 4 at the front, stated that every
;hi i£ was favorable to the Allies and
\ was believed that the German’s first
u.-h nas been stopped. Tiie Germans
i* .* >nso!idatir.g theii positions and i
ranging up heavy artillery. It is thu>
expected that another blow will be
given when tiiis work is completed.
With co-ordination in command it is
hoped that the Allied line will prove
impregnable.
On " unday the French calked the
•‘Ports of the Germans and made
- ound along the northern salient. The
cimans tried to break through on
me southwest and south but were not
Micccs^ful. I he Germans aimed, ap
parently to drive westward from Mont
didi'r and attempt to cut Amiens
fror the <ouih. Possibly the Geimans
were trying to stave ofi a counter at
tack of the Allies by counter attack
ing themselves on this their most ex
posed front.
The Germans bi ought up large
lumbers of guns ami trench mortars
betoie the French positions but noth
it g definite was accomplished. Late
i esterday the Germans adopted the
i ?nse formation and wave alter wav*'
as sent toward the French but the
rench found perfect targets and with
: elci and machine guns mowed the leu
tons down in a frightful manner.
PERMITS NOW
REQUIRED TO
GO ON WHARF
Beginning today none aboard steam
ers landing at Seward will be allowed
to leave the dock until they have reg
istered at the Sentry’s office on the
approach. Ju>t as'soon as the per
mits are printed and numbered, which
will be sometime this afternoon, no
one will be allowed at ary time on the
Seward dock unless they’ have propei
credentials. These permits can be se
cured from Engineer Wier of the com
mission.
MARRIED^HEN WIN
jg J There was a snappy game of basket
Rial! played at the A. B. Hall Saturday
^night, the married men winning from
the single youngsters, the score being
*20 to 9. Young and Hou-:ton, of the
■ detachment of the 14th Infantry were
ifin the game with the single men and
■showed up in good form. The line
qjups were practically the same as ar
<Jj|Tanged for the game last Thursday
■which was postponed. There wa* a
■ good bunch of rooters, principally la
|4iea, at the Saturday msht game.
FORMER OLD
TIMER DEAD;
BELIEVED TO
BE A SUICIDE
SEATTLE, April 1. — Fred Laub
i.e", an Alaska mining man, aged 42,
\a> found dead near Sedio-Woolley
l) i; morning, with a wound in his
tl roat. A knife was clenched in the
iij.it hand of the dead man and it is
b«l;ev\d a case of suicide.
Fred Laubnei was one of the best
known old timers in this section and
the information that he had probably
yielded caused the greatest of uston
s’.iment and giief to scores of Seward
people when it became generally
known after the Gateway had received
he news in it’s regular Associated
dress dispatches.
Perhaps Ihe must astonisncu man
was T. W. Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins had
a long talk with Fred Laubner at the
Seward hotel the day he left from Se
attle and at that time Mr. Laubner ap
IK'ared in the best of health and dis
i cussed the future in glowing terms.
Today Mr. Laubner was to have re
eived slo,()oO from a Butte syndicate,
.irst payment of $500,000 for prope ty
in the Willow Creek district north of
A nchoiage The first payr.ent was to
have been made on the 20th of last
month but Mr. Laubner told 2lr. Haw
kins that further time was asked and
this had been granted.
Fred Laubner was one of the early
pioneers of Seward and the greater
number of the log cabins around the
I corner of Washington and Fifth ave
nue were constructed by him. Mr.
Laubner was formerly associated v.ith
|Charles Chiistiansen in the trunsfci
business but sold out a number of
years ago and became interested in
various nroperty in Seward and at
other places on the Peninsula.
In company with his brother Joe,
\lr Lauoner invested in the Willow
creek property and last fall negotia
.ions were completed with a number
>f capitalists of Butte and the propor
y changed hands, the first payment
to have been made today as above
• mentioned.
Joe Laubner. brother, is now in An
chorage. The dead man was single
and leaves hundreds of friends in this
part of Alaska.
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SEWARI) CHANGES TIME
Business in Seward today, as *
' well as in all parts of the United *
States, is being transacted under *
the new daylight saving plan *
Many clocks were advanced an *
*■ hour vesterday and much confu- *
* sion resulted. Today, however *
l ♦ the new order of things has been *
, • accomplished anil nobody seems *
• to mind the fact that one hour has f
* been slipped from them.
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STEAMER DOPE
Steamer Admiral Farragut is due at
any time. The steamer is probably
anchored in the snow stoiun at Hoodoo
Island, where she was yesterday dis
charging freight. The Northwestern
.8 due tomorrow morning, today be
! ing at Nellie .Tuan discharging can
■ nety supplies.
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• ALLIFD AIRMEN
• BOMB LUXEMBURG
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* AMSTERDAM, April 1. — Ac
* cording to official advices from
* Berlin. Allied airmen attacked
* Luxemburg early this morning,
* dropped bombs ana ten are report
* ed killed and many injured. The
* Allied air squadron escaped the
* German defense fleet.
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BETAKE
A TOWN
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I‘ARIS, April 1. — Fighting contin
ued last night with undiminished vio
lence according to the official report
issued early this morning. The French
lire cut down German attackers. The
French in furious fighting recaptured
‘Moreuil, wnich the Germans had pre
viously captured. The Germans were
completely checked between Morcvii!
and La&signy.
This morning the battle on the
French front continued .vith extreme
violence. North of Montdidier the
| Geunans are using large bodies of
troops. The French and the British
have broken up the assaulting waves
further •'outh. Fighting is also vio
lent, the Germans making incessant
attacks to capture Grivesness. The
French are holding the town and have
inflicted heavy losses.
An official report this afternoon says
that the critics believe that the battle
will develop into a long struggle simi
lar to that at Verdun. The Germans
ire strenuously endeavoring to bnng
forward artillery to support the in
fantry and are probably preparing for
another formidable rush.
British Restore Line.
LONDON, April 1. — The British
restored the line south of the Somme
:n the Luse Valley today after a vigor
ous counter attack according to a late
i fflcial statement. The German count
er attacks against the British line
| from Marcel Cave to the Somme have
met with heavy losses. Ihe German
attacks north of the Somme were
made with rush waves of infantry but
•ill were beaten back.
I
U. S. War Review
WASHINGTON, April 1. — The
weekly report of the War Department
.ays that Germany has staked her for
tune on the spring campaign and say?
that the Allies must prepared for
fresh attacks at new points, ir* the
Teutons fail to achieve a \ ictory in
the present righting: “Germany is ap
parently determined to force a deci
sion or prove to its own satisfaction
hat it cannot” is the conclusion of the
report.
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COLTON THOMAS NUPTIALS
Miss Ruth Margaret Colton and
Roy Jackson Thomas were quietly
married yesterday afternoon at 5
eVlock bv Father Fletcher at the
denee of Mrs. Mary McAllister on
Sixth street. The witnesses to the
ceremony were Mrs. McAllister an
Mfrry Man*. Following the .'eremonv
a wedding supper was served and a
theatre party ended the joyous occa
sion. The bride looked her prettiest
and the groom was radiant with
smiles. Mrs. Thomas is one of the
teachers in the Seward public school
and Mr. Thomas is a well known em •
ployee of the Alaskan Engineering
(Commission. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
are domociled in a pretty little home
••n Third avenue north.
I DEATH TOLL OF LONG
RANGE GUN aT TARIS
KEEPS SLOWLY GROWING
PARIS, April 1. — It was officially!
announced this forenoon that during |
Raster, eight were killed, including
four women and 37 were wounded, in
cluding nine women and seven child
ren form long range gun shells which.
fell upon this city.
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j LONG RANGE GUN IS
AGAIN BOMBING PARIS
PARIS, April 1. — The long range
- gun oombardmont of Paris was re
sumed early this afternoon.
LOCAL BARBER
LEAVES A NOTE
INDICATING HE
HAS SUICIDED
Joseph Plan Kin ployed at the Barber
Shop ot Bowers and Rich Missing
and It Is Believed That He
Has Taken His Life
WORKING ON THE MYSTERY j
Several Reports Regarding Missing
Man Being Run Down in Hopes
to Get Results—Gi\es Money
To European War Fund
* JN FOR M ATION WA NT ED
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Certain circumstances connect *
* ed with the disappearance of Dan *
* developed this afternoon and the *
* Marshal’s office or United States
* Commissioner Whittlesey uige
* that any information of a definite *
* character be given them.
Joseph Herbert Plan, Austrian, i
about 28 years of age, who has been |
*mployed as a barber at the shop of j
:!o\.trs and Rich, has mysteriously (
disappeared, either committed suicide, I
as a note he left indicates, or he is
wandering over the hills somewhere
near Seward.
Late Saturday afternoon, Plan\
work box of the counter in the barber
shop was opened in search of a box
of tobacco. The following note,, writ
ten in pencil, was found on top of the
razors and pinned to the side of the
drawer so that it would be the first
tiling in the drawer to attract atton
tion:
“March *iO, 1018—I, Joseph H. Plan,
this being my last day on earth and
being of sound mind, make here mv
last vs ill to be executed as follows:
>200 (two hundred dollars) at the
Northern pool room left there by me
lor safe keeping, I hope it is not im
posing too much by asking Mr. Leo
Marguies to turn this amount o*rer to
.ome ie’ief fund for Eastern Eurooo
tiood bye.”
''n another sheet of common writ
ing paper appears the following: “Am.
stay foi keeps with my best regards
to you and the bunch, I remain ycui
friend, J. H. Plan, Seward. ”
Plan a> rived from Seldovia on the
last trip of the steamer Pora, March
t.“, an went to work in the 0. K
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barber shop that day Plan during tne
past couple of weeks had complained
of stomach trouble but was always at
nis chair every day. He occupied one
of the rooms in the shop for his sleep
intr quarters.
Last Wednesday noon Plan announ
ced that he was going to Like a lay
off ant stated that he might Like a
trip into the woods.: Plan discussed
the feasibility of obLiining snow shots
also creepers and Wednesday night
appealed at the shop as usual to turn
in. Thursday Plan was seen about the
city and Friday morning he went into
the Branch Grill and had breakfast of
doughnuts and coffee. Since that time
the man has disappeared.
Saturday afternoon, when making a
search for some smoking tobacco.
Rich said that there was a box in
Plan’s razor drawer. The drawer was
opened and the note above mentioned
was found.
Chief of Police Guest was called in
and an investigation started. Later
the note was given to United States
Commissioner Whittlesey and pio
gress is being made today in unravel
ing the mystery of Plan’s disappear
ance.
Contrary to many rumors about the
streets. Messrs. Bower? ard Rich deny
that Plan had been acting qucetly lato
ly. Both declare that he was a great
| reader avd talked very little argynd
SEASONED FORCES
IN FRANCE GOING
TO HELP ENTENTES
PARIS, April 1—One hundred thousand American soi
diers from various sectors occupied by the American
forces are today moving towards the front to join in the
Allied defensive against the Teutons. The American
troops, those seasoned to trench warfare have been turn
ed over to the Allies and they will soon be with the British
and French helping to stop the German advance. Great
activities were put under way late last night and motor
crains, miles long, loaded with Americans were passing
through the towns early this morning. On other roads
in France miie after mile of marching Americans can be
seen bound to the front.
WASHINGTON, April 1—Major General Pershing
today informed the War Department that all American
soldiers who have received sufficient training, are now
bound for the front to help the British and French forces
repelling the Germans. The men are thoroughly equip
ped to take their places beside the veterans of the Allies
in the front.
the shop. About the onl> •"T.arks he
did make were that he was having
trouble with his stomach and it oiton
caused him much distress.
Following the disappearance of
Plan all sorts of reports were in cir
culation. One report given to the po
ke was that perhaps Plan might have ,
jeen responsible for the fire on the
ronsina flats and his charred bones ;
might be found in the ruins of the |
buildings reported to have been de
ployed. But Plan v as seen after the ;
.ire and that rumor is quickly disposed
if. Another rumor is that one dis
tinct revolver or gun shot was heard
m the woods last Friday afternoon
i icross Lowell creek from the Brown
ill homestead. Officers are working on
ihis. Others believe that Plan, for
certain moti\cs the authorities are not
divulging, is either out in the hills or
is wandering along the railroad to
, ward the north.
Several friends do not believe I .an
suicided as he was heard tp remark on
the Dora that it was certainly looiish
u> suicide. This remark was caused
unent the Nelson suicide at Seldovia.
Several days previous to Nelson’s sui
cide, Plan had cut his hair. Nelson
made some remark about ending his
life and Plan said: “Ah, what's the
use? Nothing to it.”
On% Wednesday, Plan left the $200,
mentioned in the note, with Leo Mar
guies, of the Northern and stated at
that time that he wanted Mr. Mar
gules to keep it for him as he might
get >ut and spend it all. Plan said j
that he wished he had thought of it
before as there would have been $240,
but he had let a friend have $40 to
tide h;n* over until employment was
secured.
I Plan’s sympathies are said to have
been with the Teutons in the present
conflict hut said very iittle around the j
shop or elsewhere regarding the pres- j
ent dr ve on the western front but
kept th** roughly posted on the battles,
• reading carefully every *ssuc of the
I Gateway.
Plan is well known around, this vici
nity and at Scldovia and Kodiak.
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Grant Carlson, one of the best
known Seward young men, will leave
on the Northwestern, according tc
| present plans, and enlist. This is Mr.
i Carlson’s last day with the commis
1 sion.
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ALAMEDA NOW
ON WAY NORTH
TO THIS CITY
SEATTLE, April 1.— Steamer Ala
meda sailed at nine o’clock the morn
ing for Southeastern and Southwest
ern Alaskan ports. The steamer has a
full load of freight, eight and one
half day’s mail and the following pas
sengers for Seward: C. B. Anderson,
J. C. Clarke, Steve Walsh, A! Walsh,
Ralph Comstock arc! Joseph Brillon.
RED CROSS TO
GIVE BENEFIT
DANCE TONIGHT
Tonight at '» o'clock the Hist dance
will be given of he Red Cross bone' l
to be given «.t The Arctic BiotLeiboud
hall. Th? tickets have sold at a live
ly clip and the indications are that the
hall will be comfortable filled. Many
have ccme in fi.mi up tne rnr to take
in the dance. Tickets can be secured
from members at fifty cents per or
at the door tonight.
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MARCH WEATHER KEPT
ALL GUESSING—WENT
OUT AS IT CAME IN
March will go down on the weather
records as one that kept the people a
guessing as far as Seward was con
cerned. March came in like a lion.
March weather was cold, windy, mile
and sunny, in parts. Yesterday it
looked as . if March would go out like
a lamb—-but it didn't. After allowing
everything to think what a fine old
part of the world this is anyway, woof
a southern wind blew up, snow started
flying and when March disappeared
over the horizon of time, a perfect
blizzard was raging, not a cold one.
but a nasty sleet, rain, snow and hail
• storm.