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voi.i'Mi \i, Ni . ___—
SYR AC l SC. .July 3— \\ ith forty seven bodies at tin
vari( us teei rep ed to have been ui
co\ red in 1 eve 1 .'v- l" e
foun< thisci . tx-ec vexing from the effects of an ex
-plosi n of tx ' tit Solvay Plant nex
to have bee l i ljured
Fii-e iollowe . tx-oyed half of the plant
il;e dar.a'.’o lo p '.>oc. tv bei.vy tit aited at over $1,000.00(.
v and .. very resident tun
bled out f ai*i g .. 1 rso nething frightful.
ing the theox-ies that spic.
start anen with their families
fled from the s< t nigl and len became hyster
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SE LTOR TILLMAN AU.UOL.
a, I States Senator Ben
• : oli ta, known also as “Pitch
folk” Tillman, a vet< years service in Congress,
died here early today- Senator Tillman was chairman of
the Senate naval affairs committee.
' Senator Tillman was a former governor of South Car
olina and a 1 -nor among the sotuhern Democrats. Has
active participation during the past score of years in the
growth of the United States navy was one of the reasons
for the rapid growth of that department.
JOSLIN < 0 T - l EVEU NT
OF THE BERING RIVER COAL FIELDS.
SEATTLE, al< in, well known Alas ■
kan, told the ex. naive c •;:n.*11 ;c of the Chamber of Com
merce today, that in intends to develope the Bering river
coal fiel Is on a 1 j tas beeri formed
and cry it a. obtained - ti:e braiding of a 05 mile railroad
from the adds to tin C- p;» ;• dive • i ail road. Frank R- Van
Campen leave Ser.it’e nex ll m ir y to begin work immedi
atelv.
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BRITAIN’S FOOD CONTROLLER DEAD.
LONDON. July 3— Viscount Rhondda, British Food
Controller, died suddenly this forenoon. For several weeks
the Food Controller, owing to his duties of the past year
has been failing, but he stuck to his post.
PREDICTS TV 0 If ELION AND A HALF.
AMI )N v FRANCE.
PARIS, July 3— Andre ;.. . : • ad of the general
missioi ■ war matters, told the
cdito • ■ . would be 2,5
000 American s< Idi* ■ s. w* a i > ;ed and equipped and ready
to fight, in France w:,K:> t next six months.
ROTERDAM, July 3— The Nieuwe Rotterdam-Scc
Courant announced today that the Dutch Cabinet will re
sign tomorrow. A split regarding relations with Germany
is given as the cause
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FROM ANCHORAGE
With 98 men aboard, all comprises
Ik lit ». selective draft quota from An
chor-age, the Admiral Farragut left
I lie Cook Inlet town at 6:fl0 o’clock
• mo ring for Seward via Kodiak.
The Admiral Farragut is expected to
arrive here during tomorrow night.
Fifty of the men aboard the Admiral
Farragut wil be taken to the training
quarters at Camp II. Seward and the
remainder will bo stationed for the
time being at Fort Liscum.
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Practically everything is arranged
for a pati iotic celebration ol indopen
lence Day tomorrow. Street decora
o: are being put up today, merchan
i ave already or are decorating their j
wi Mows and some the front of their
.a. ; automobiles are being decora> ,
i . ..-I it is understood that floats are!
v> b. mg arranged. Last evening the!
K'.' a •; 01 the various committees j
at i and (ii cu. ed the final details.
PARADK AXI) L1XF OF MARCH
e. i* oration \.ili start otf promp
/ a* 10 o’clock tomorrow wth the
• ’l ie parade wil lmove fioin
i Vv ii.*i ef Adams and Filth the dii
■r. ..i dici vimis falling in line at that
.ace, iovi* along Adams to J hird av
*• 11 . i i tli i i it Avenue to Wash
i. a east on Washington to Uroad
ray, ,< ta on II oadway to the Sex
hotel, wh< lc the marchers will
n;ti:;* a civic and then disband pre
ir.to ;o the pa*.iiotic exercises
v ill take place from the veranda
hotel. In case of rain the line
ti will !)♦* north on R road way to
Vd .. is, down Adams to Fifth to the
l». .lull and disband.
.'!V1..I0XS IX PARADE
C ,pd J. ,J. Ryan, of the Homo
, :a i v ;1 in he A'*♦ r.^iinl of tlu- itay,
< ;;s * to U’.e mo mat ion of the par
ade.
1 • ! -t division, wiil form on Ad
u> . t ♦ ast f 1*0111 Fifth Avenu y.
Phis division will he composed of
Uncle Sam, who will lead the parade;
; ' ’• and drum corps; regular sol
tit under coinmond of Lieut. Long;
War Veterans and the Home
Guards.
The second division, will form on
/iith, avenue, south of Adams streets
id wi . n die parade is started will
•'<>!, . the li st division. The second
d.i. io;: v. i I line up as follows: young
< rying* a Service flag; Hoy
oi giii’s of llag drill little girls
..nyn ■; a kag and Red Cross first aid.
dug drill and Red Cross first aid.
The third division will f« m on.
\danis j-tr-ot. This division will be
composed »*f the automobile section
tnd v. ill biing up tin* rear of the par
nit. le’vnants with fioats and priv
to . ntomobih s decorated.
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES
Fnr ' dkitely following the disband
i.nt < ; the parade in front of the
v’xton, he regulars will draw up on
> o . ide » f the street and the Home
<uards on the other, come to present
m.. then parade rest. TTio girls will
hen give tiiei * hag drill in the square
which is formed.
rVk wing the flag drill there will
•j«' cns<'inhle singing, oration of the
•lay by R. i.. Wever, reading of Presi
’c it Wikon’s Fourth of July procla
mation. then singing and the exercises
are over.
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STREETS SPORTS
The street sports will follow the pat
riotic exercises. If the weather does
not permit of the out of door patriotic
1 xercisi . immediately following the j
| ndoor exercises at the A. B. Hall the
trt ot soert will bo started at the cor
ner of Broadway and Adams. The
fallowing, is the order of events, al
though they may be changed and if so
Chairman A. H. McDonald will have a
spieler on the streets to announce
through the megaphone the order of
sports:
Mens 50 yard dash.
Mens 100 yard dash.
Potato race for girls.
Potato race for boys.
Boys 50 yard race.
Girls 50 yard race.
' Little boys race for 25 yards.
m
Little girls race for 25 yards.
Kiddie car race.
Obstacle race.
Mile run.
Hose cart race between two teams
.f the Seward Volunteer hire Depart
ment. •
The majority of the races willoe
pulled oil* on Broadway south to Wash
14.1011 street. The mile run will un
loubtedly be a certain number of
imcs around the block bounded by
iroadway and Fifth, Adams and Wash
ngton. The hose car race will take
dace on Adams street.
BASEBALL GAME
The baseball game will take place
it 2 o’clock i nthe afternoon at the ball
Kirk. This will give the citizens and
others plenty of time to witness the
tivet spoils, secuie their luncheons
and out to the baseball game by 2
/clock. The game wil Ibe between the
Seward and Soldier’s nines.
MARATHON RACE
At <> o’clock in the evening, the an
,ual marathon race will be started,
v’ontefttants wil assemble at the Rank
»f Seward corner and the starting gun
ill e lired at sharp 0 o’clock. Con
t. ants are keeping in the dark but it
s understood that there will he pos
;»bly four or five in the race. The fin
ish will be at the starting place.
AT THE MOVIE
At 7:.”>0 o’clock the first show will
»o given at the Liberty theatre and
the second at If o’clock.
JITNEY DANCE
The jitn ey dance will be at the Arc
lie Brotherhood hall and will start at
>:30 o’clock and stop when the bunch
is tired.
EVERYTHING GOES
The various committees announced
today that rain will not stop any of
the events. Everything will be pulled
>;!*, unless of course, it pours and then
ome. Participants in the parade are
asked to he on hand at 9:.‘i0 o’clock so
that the parade can move on time at
10 o’clock.
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NORTHWESTERN IN
Steamer Northwestern, Capt. Hunt
t, arrived from the south this fore
.10011 at 10:30 o’clock bringing four
teen passengers, 50 tons of freight and
liree days mail. Cape. Hunter reports
i splendid trip north with weather
conditions most favorable. The North
western sailed for Anchorage this afer
loon and is expected to return early
Friday morning.
The passengers for Seward on the
Northwestern were: F. R. Feitshans,
Mrs. M. F. Feitshans, Mrs. J. Brock,
Mrs. W. M. Sauers, Dorothy Hopper,
Helen Van Campen, Mae Gilmour, E.
A. Engdahl, Mike Johnson, Carles Joh
n on, Thelma Johnson, Oscar Johnson
Mrs. 0. Johnson and one steerage.
The Northwestern has 23 passengei-s
aboard for Anchorage and 89 tons of
freight.
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STRANGERS IN TOWN
Men from out the line began arriv
ing last night and others are hot-foot
ed .it into the town this morning fear
ing that the two trains due late this
afternoon would be unable to accom
date them.
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All citizens are asked by the Fourth
of July Committee to decorate their
private as well as business automobiles j
As many as possible are asked to part- •
icipata in the parade tomorrow.
SOMETHING REPORTED
TO RE DOING ON THE
FRONTS ON JULY FOURTH
ZURICH, July 3— ( Official)- Field Marshal Conrad
von Hoetzendorf, Commander of the Austrians on the Ital
ian mountain front, has-been replaced by Field Marshal
von Koevess. General Otto von Below, of the German army
has been appointed commander-in-chief of the Austrian
command.
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AMERICANS PREPARE FOR A THRUST.
WASHINGTON, July 3— According to advices receiv
-ed by the War Department, tomorrow might find a gen
eral attack by Americans in all of the sectors held by them,
also an attack by the British and French against the Ger
mans. Pershing reports that indications are that some
thing may happen on America’s Fourth of July which will
be remembered by the entire world.
FRENCH SUCCESSFULLY ATTACK
Paris July 3— The French last night attacked the Ger
-mans along a three kilolaeter front at Mulinsous Tout
vent and improved the French positions.
The French fire checked the German counter attack
near the village of Vaux, captured yesterday morning by
the Americans, The German attempts to advance north of
.Vloncel and the upper Alsace were fruitless.
GERMANS RECAPTURE BRITISH GROUND.
LONDON, July 3— German troops last night, after
heavy shelling, attacked and recaptured the greater part
of the ground taken by the British last Sunday north of
Albert.
The British tok some prisoners in raids near Merris,
Myenneville and Boyelles.
NAVAL PATROL BOAT
REACHES THIS PORT
The naval patrol vessel Explorer ar-,
rived in port at noon today The Explor
er is the same vessel which formerly
operated in Alaskan waters for the
Coast and Geodetic Survey. She is
now armed and manned by a naval
crew. The Explorer is an command
of Capt. Jack Besse and carries a crew
of approximately 59 officers and men.
The {Explorer is one of four vessels
established to assist the Federal and
Territorial officers in enforcing laws
and looking after the interests of the
government on the Alaska coast en
forcing the espionage and sedition acts
draft laws and registration of alien
enemies.
The Explorer will have headquarters
at Cordova and patrol the Prince Will
iams Sound district and to the west
ward. The Patterson will be stationed
at Bristol bay while subchasers 309
and 310 will be stationed at Juneau
and Ketchikan respectively.
Officials of the Department of Jus
tice accompany each boat and calls
will be made at all canneries and fish
ing camps rounding up slackers, alien
enemies and those guilty of sedition.
In addition to their work of patrol
ing and enforcing laws, the patrol
boats will act as gurd for the Alas
ka coast against enemy raiders which
might escape the Allied patrol and
escape to the North Pacific ocean.
GREETINGS FOR AMERICAN WOUNDED.
LONDON, July 3— A message of personal greeting
from President Wilson will be delivered tomorrow by the
Red Cross to every American soldier and sailor in the Bri
tish hospitals. ... -x;f 5.PTOBH