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Volume XI. Number 17:1. ~ sSwARP, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 17,1917. Ten CeuU the Copr
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RUSSIANS CHECKED AT ONE POINT
ADVANCE ON ANOTHER, VIGOROUS
ENGAGEMENTS ON FRENCH FRONT
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, July 17.—Advices from Europe to
day show the Russian army to be continuing a vigorous
offensive in eastern Galicia, with other groups of the Russ
forces ready to spring into activity along the 800 mile iront
between Riga and Roumania .
The French won an important stake at \ erdun by Re
capturing all positions west of Hill 304 which have been in
German hands since June 29th.
In Berlin the condition remains grave, the Reichstag
majority still being in favor ol peace terms without an
nexation or indemnity.
VERDUN TRENCHES REGAINED
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
PARIS. July 17.—Many German prisoners were cap
tured on the Verdun sector last night when the French
forced their way into the trenches west of Hill 304 as far
as Avocourt, which were in the hands of the Germans
following a surprise attack last month.
German forces made a strong attack against the
French in positions near l’eton on the ( hampagne scctoi
iast night but were driven back, leaving the held covered
with dead.
GERMANS RE-CAPTURE KALUSZ
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
PETROGRAD. July 17. (Official)—Indication of the
arrival of fresh German troops on the Galician front was
reported from field headquarters today.
The Teutons made a strong counter attack at Kalusz,
forcing the advance guard of the Russian forces back from
the city. Gen. Komiloff’s men continue to hold the cross
ing at Lomnica river, however, and at another section of
the front drove the enemy back from the village of Novica.
REICHSTAG TO CONFRONT CHANCELLOR
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
BERNE. July 17.—Advices from Berlin state that the
majority in the Reichstag will present on Thursday to the
new chancellor of the Empire a resolution containing their
stand in regard to a proclamation of peace terms, and de
mand its acceptance.
FORMATION OF CABINET INCOMPLETE
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
BERLIN, July 17.—Tageblatt today says that Count
Roedern, German Minister of Finance, will replace Helf
ferich as secretary of the interior for the new cabinet. The
selection of a foreign secretary to replace Zimmerman is
unsettled, but it is reported that the Emperor favors Ad
miral Hintze, who is backed by the annexationists.
It is expected that the Reichstag will adjourn until
September after voting the war credit bill.
CAR STRIKE
AT SEATTLE
Men of Puget Sound Company Go Out
and Traffic Stops in “Spirit”
City
(Br Associated Press Dispatch)
SEATTLE, July 17.—Sixteen hun-1
dred motormen and conductors of the j
Puget Sound Traction. Light — Power i
Company struck today for recognition
of the union.
There is no disorder, but no cars are
running and business is greatly dis
comoded, except for the taxicabs and
jitneys.
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FISH PRICES
i Prices at noon, July 17, at
I Seattle, as reported by the Bu
| reau of Fisheries are:
Halibut, 13%c.
Sable Fish, 4c.
Red Snapper, 2 Vic.
Pickled Sable Fish $13 per
bbl.
GOLD DUST
FROM HOPE
Cleanup From Mathison Mine Brought
Here Over Trail and
Rail
H. M. Pratt, merchant at Hope, ar
rived by rail via Mile 29 last evening
with considerable gold dust tor deposit
here* from the Mathison Mining com
pany, operating in that district.
He drove over from Hope and found
the wagon road in good condition, con
sidering the heavy traffic at this end.
J. R. Herzer, of Hope, who has prop
erty on Cripple Creek, accompanied
Pratt and reports the district to be
busy. “The camp is self-supporting
and all hands are engaged in develop
ment work," said Herzer . Both are at
The Coleman.
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PORTO RICO JOINS
RANK WITH CAMELS
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
SAN JUAN, July 17.—Porto Rico
voted for territorial prohibition by a
vote of more than two to one yester
day.
VETERAN OE
[871 PASSES
Col. A. II. Boyle, British, French and
American Soldier, Died This
Morning
Drums still rumble on the drill
grounds of Sandhurst, thundering
guns give no time to silence along the
Franco-Prussian frontier once more
and the while they are drilling, drill
ing, drilling dowh in Delaware to send
men over seas, but in a little home on
Second Avenue all is stilled—the silent
little man, who was a warrior of three
nations, has passed to that bourne oi
peace from whence no traveller re
turns
Col. A. R. Boyle, (retired), First
Deelware Regiment, and one time lieu
tenant in the army of Her Late Maj
esty Queen Victoria, and later in the
armies of France in the Franco-Prus
sian war, who has been a resident of
Seward for the past eleven years, died
at two o’clock this morning at the age
of 70.
Colonel Boyle leaves a widow, three
sons and two daughters. The sons are
Dr. F. M. Boyle, of Anchorage; Ed
ward V. Boyle, druggist in Cordova;
and Arthur R. Boyle, a druggist at
San Francisco, California. The
daughters are Mrs. Zeigler, at Cordo
va, and Mrs. Elizabeth Metzger, who
is now on her honeymoon trip, and
will reside at Treadwell.
Colonel Boyle’s early life was that
of a veritable soldier of fortune. He
was of Irish parentage but was born
in England, where at an early age, he
entered the British military school at
Sandhurst. When the Franco-Prussian
war broke out, he left the British
army in which he was a lietenant and
joined the French armies in the de
fense of Paris. At the close of the
war he came to the United States and
after a few years’ residence in New
York city moved to Dover, Delaware,
where he resided until he came to
Alaska. His military knowledge re
sulted in his being called by Dela
ware officials to organize the national
guard of that state and he raised tv/o
regiments in Dover and others about
the state, continuing with the organ
ization until he left for the north.
Colonel Boyle was a jeweler by
trade after coming to the United
States and had a store at Dover, and
one here for several years. Col. and
Mrs. Boyle were married in Philadel
phia thirty-two years ago, four years
after the death of his first wife to
whom he was married at the age of
18. Dr. Boyle, at Anchorage, is the
only surviving child of the first wife.
All of the children were notified by
cablaof their father’s death this morn
ing and as soon as advices are receiv
ed the date for the funeral will be
fixed. It is the desire of Mrs. Boyle
that he be accorded as nearly a mili
tary funeral as possible.
Captain Luttrell ,of the local mili
tary ,asked Capt. T. M. Ward and
Lieut. Edgar Hawly, of the Spanish
American war veterans, to make the
necessary arrangemnts.
Few there were among us, who real
ized that the little man who quietly
went his way about the streets had
been a warrior, a leader of men, a colo
nel of the regiment. Age mellowed
the commanding mien of youth. The
warrior of other days was busy with
the affairs of home but now and again
me thinks he heard the rumble of dis
tant drums, for within the confines of
his home where strange eyes could not
see, he would occasionally grasp the
sword of France, the sword he carried
in ’71 ,draw it majestically from its
scabbard as if he would again charge
the Hun and drive him from so fair a
(land; then with a change of thought
he would send the blade home again
into its scabbard and carefully put
I away the implement of war .
He did his full duty both to coun
try and to his family, raising sons and
daughters who are well known and re
spected in many towns of the terri
tory.
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The regular meeting of the Seward
City Council was held last evening
at the fire hall and notice for bids to
improve Third and Fifth Avenue
north of Jefferson street authorized.
RIOTS IN NEVSKY PROSPECT AND
THREE MEMBERS OF CABINET QUIT
(By Aiaociated i*rr»» DUpatch)
PETROGRAD, July 17. — Two demonstrations were
made against the government during the night which re
sulted in rioting and shooting in Nevsky Prospect. The
most serious encounter occurred at midnight when a num
ber of persons were killed and wounded as a result of stray
shots. A panic followed and the crowd dispersed.
Three members of the cabinet resigned today as the
result of a disagreement over questions involving the gov
ernment of the Ukraine.
A special council of the remaining ministers has been
called to prevent a more serious crisis.
BRITISH DESTROYERS SMASH CONVOY
SINK 4, TAKE 4, DRIVE 3 ASHORE
YMUDEN, July 17.—British destroyers broke up a
convoy of small German merchantmen in the North Sea
early today.
Four small steamers were captured, four more sunk,
three driven ashore on the coast of Holland and three more
forced to return to Rotterdam. ~
ENGLAND REPORTS ENGAGEMENT
LONDON, July 17, (Official. — Four small German
steamers were sunk, four captured and a number driven
ashore on the Dutch coast when a British patrol unit en
countered a number of merchant ships early today.
BILL FOR 22,000 AEROPLANES
NEAR FINAL VOTE IN SENATE
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, July 17.—The senate military com
mittee at a 45-minute session this morning unanimously
ordered a favorable report on the bill for an appropriation
of $640,000,000 to construct 22,000 aeroplanes. The House
argued five hours over the bill Saturday.
The Senate leaders hope to obtain an agreement to
sidetrack the food control bill temporarily tomorrow and
to pass the aviation measure with but a brief debate.
GOVERNMENT MAY FIX MINIMUM
OF $1.75 PER BUSHEL FOR WHEAT
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, July 17—Democratic and Republi
can members of the committee have drafted amendments
to the food control bill which will make it acceptable to a
majority of the members.
By the amendments a board for food administration is
created instead of a single food dictator. The new board
is to have three members and be directly under the Presi
dent’s control.
Other amendments fix a maximum price of $1.75 per
bushel for wheat, provide for government licensing and
extend the food purchasing power of the board. A vote is
expected on the measure this week. _
REGISTRARS SWORN IN I
ON U. S. RAILROAD
U. S. Commissioner Frank Ennis re-'
turned last night from a trip to Kern
creek to swear in Resident Engineer
Tichner there, and Resident Engineer
Estes at Krn Creek as registration offi
cers
Blanks and cards for the registra
tion of all men of military age will
be sent out to them at an early date.
On the way out Al Roberts, of
Roosevelt, was sworn in to perform a
similar duty.
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ABAKAN DRUGGIST
HERE ON BUSINESS TRIP
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Bruno Mauro, w'dl-known druggist,
formerly of Nome, who has been in
terested in drugstores at Juneau and
in Portland, is here on a business trip
and will make a tour of the country
tapped by the government railroad.
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ADMIRAL FARRAGUT
SAILS FOR SOUTH
The Admiral Farragut arrived from
westward this morning and remained
in port until 12:30 unloading coal for
the U. S. railroad. Capt. Jensen and
several of the round-trip tourists took
an auto tour out to Mile 0 during the
ship’s stay in this port and expressed
themselves as more than pleased with
the scenery. It was the captain’s first
trip since a hand-car ride to Bear
creek in the early days of the Alaska
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SIX TO TAKE
EXAMINATIONS
All Applicants for Place at Presidio
Sail On Admiral
Farragut
Six members of the Seward military
unit who had applied for appointment
to the second officers’ school at the
Presidio, left for Valdez for examina
tion today, the others having been no
tified by cable last night to come on
the first boat.
They will be examined as to their
physical fitness and general education
and return here on the next boat.
Later, after all applicants in the ter
ritory have been examined, the board
of control at Fort William H. Seward
will meet and designate twenty men
who will go to San Francisco . It is,
therefore, apparent that Seward will
be fortunate if two of the six appli
cants are selected.
Those to be examined from here
are: Captain Luttrell, First Lieutant
Stites, Second Lieutenant Campbell,
Quartermaster Sergeant John J. Ryan,
Corporal Taylor and Private Ooge of
the unit.
During the absence of the commis
sioned officers of the unit, acting First
Sergeant Coburn will be in command.
It is apparent that Seward's mili
tary unit has been conducive of con
siderable good along military lines and
the continued interest will be reward
ed, Catain Luttrell having been ad
vised that uniforms and guns will be
available at a not far distant date.
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STOP BREAD
WASTE IS CRY
Bakers and Even Consumers Asked
to Help—Local Baker Has
Signed the Boll
In connection with the Commercial
Economy Board of the Council of Na
tional Defense, all bakers in the Unit
ed States have been asked to co-oper
ate in the prevention of waste.
J. W. Reed, of the Seward bakery,
has signed the necssary cards, indi
cating his desire to co-operate, and is
in recipt of letters from the “War
Emergency Committee of the Baking
Industry" sent out from Chicago in
June asking all bakers to put an end
to the stale bread waste.
All bakers who refuse to co-operate
are to be reported to Frank H. Reuth,
chairman of the N. W. Washington
section at Seattle. The entire project
is under control of Herbert Hoover,
food dictator.
Special attention to waste will be
called to the attention of cooks, in
station camps alnog the line of the
government railroad The prevention
of waste goes right down to the con
sumer. No more bread should be baked
than can be used. All stale bread
should be used in some palatable man
ner, and men at the tables should be
warned against taking more bread
than they want and then leaving ex
cessive amounts uneaten.
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| BOATS AND TRAINS
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The Admiral Farragut sailed south
this afternoon.
The Mariposa is due from the west
at 5 this evening.
The train from Mile 71 arrived last
night at 10 o'clock.
The Chamber of Commerce special
is due back in the morning.
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i THE WEATHER
Yeeterday.
Maximum.53
Minimum .46
Precipitation.30
South wind. Cloudy.
WEATHER TOMORROW
Unsettled showers.