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SEWARD, ALASKA. SATURDAY, JUNE 16,1917 Ten Cents the Copy
Volume XI. Number 148.________■____
“I AM HERE TO FIGHT,”
SAYS GENERAL, ANXIOUS
TO GET INTO ACTION
tU* I’niud State* Cable)
PARIS. Saturday, June 16.—Major-General Persh
ing arrived at the front today and lunched with General
Petain. There was a general remission of punishments
and an allowance of extra wine in honor of the arrival of
the American commander.
Throughout the round of entertainments which have!
been provided in his honor Major-General Pershing is
chafing under the delay of getting down to work.
“T am a soldier and 1 am here to tight, Pershing told,
his friends here yesterday, “and the quicker I get into j
action the better pleased l will be.”
The general visited Pictus cemetery yesteidav andj
„„„. .. ,v„r j) upon the tomb of Lafayette. Before leav-1
ing for the front today he was taken to the torn!) of Na
poleon where he kissed the sword ot the famous C oisican
which had not been touched by mortal hands since tin j
days of Louis-Phillippe. j
DEMOCRATS OF JUNEAU ENDORSE
RIGGS FOR GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
(By l niie«i Scales Cable)
JUNEAU. Saturday, June 16—The democrats of this
cite held a well attended meeting last night and passed a
resolution with but one dissenting vote that telegrams lie
sent to Washington endorsing Thomas Riggs for gover
nor and Sommers for surveyor-general_
GOVERNMENT COMMANDEERS ALL
SHIPS NOW IN AMERICAN YARDS
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, June 16.—The United
States government lias commandeered all merchant ships
under construction at present in American ship yards.
BELGIAN COMMISSION ARRIVES
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, June 16.—The Belgiam
Commission to the l nited States arrived at an American
port today. __
FOOD MEASURE REPORTED IN SENATE
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, June 16.—Following the
request of President Wilson that immediate action be
taken on the food control bill the measure was reported
to the Senate, today without committee recommendation.
U. OF W. SENDS AMBULANCE CORPS
(fly United States Cable)
SEATTLE, Saturday, June 16.—The University of
Washington ambulance company consisting of 90 of the
university students, left today for Allenton, Pennsyl
vania, to receive their final course in training before leav
ing for the front in France.._
SEATTLEITES SUBSCRIBE $9,083,800
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(By United States Cable)
SEATTLE, Saturday, June 16.—The final figures
show that Seattle subscribed $9,083,800 to the Liberty
Loan. __jscj
LOCAL MEN ARE
SHIPWRECKED ON
RUGGED ISLAND
Word has just reached Seward from
Latouche that A. J. Lt.wrence and
E. L. Senft, who left that place in
a small boat a few days ago, en
countered a severe storm, and after
being pitched about on the open sea
were finally wrecked on the rocks of
a small island.
H. A. Hanson and his partner, fish
ermen, discovered the marooned men
and brought them in their boat, after
nine hours of rowing, to Macloud bay.
Billy Pay and Walter Holand row
ed from that point to LaTouche and
secured a gas boat which returned
for the ship wrecked outfit and
brought them to the copper town.
Senft and Lawrence left Seward
on the Watson last week for La
Touche, took a small boat from
that place and were on their way for
a prospecting trip on Montague
Island, when the elements changed
their course and plans. All their I
provisions and equipments were lost.!
hut they will re-outfit at LoTouchel
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and try it again.
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MILITARY UNIT
WILL DRILL ON
NEW BALL PARK
—
The regular drill of the local mili
tary unit war. held last evening. The
company has learned practically all of
the close formation movements but;
neads constant drilling at them to
accomplish real military perfection. ;
It was announced last night that
the organization will probably take
up the open order formation next
week.. Considerable area is needed |
for this work and the new ball grounds ;
will probably be used for the purpose.
COMMISSION VS.
SEWARD IS PLAN
FOR JULY 4TH
Arrangements for the Fourth of
July baseball game in Seward be
tween a city team and a club picked
from the employes of the commis
sion, are advancing repidly. Frank
Ennis is handling the affairs of the
local club and has already signed up
enough baseball material for the big
game to make him hard to beat on
Celebration day.
Heinie Haasch is head of the com
mission outfit and is beginning to
worry for fear that many of his star
baseballists who are employed out
the line will not be in town the fourth.
This certainly would be disastrous
for the Commission team for with
out the “out—the—line help” the lo
cal branch of the Interior Department
will be beat to what is commonly
known as a “frazzler.”
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The pile driver will begin work of
driving the piling on the glacier stream
Monday under the supervision of
Councilman E. E. Chamberlin.
WASHINGTON HAS DEFENSE BOARD
(By United Stntej Cable)
OLYMPIA, Saturday, June 16.—Governor Lister
has appointed a state council of defense to deal with pre
sent and future war conditions. The council consists of
15 members with W. A. Peters, of Seattle, as chairman.
LAUBNER PARK
TO BE SCENE OF
TEAM TRY OUT
* The first practice of the local base
ball artists will take place on the
Laubner Addition grounds tomorrow
afternoon at 1:30 o’clock.
The Fourth of July is only a little
more than two weeks distant, and
all that time will be needed in order
to whip a team into condition that
will be equal to the occasion at Cor
dova.
It is understood that there are sev
eral new arrivals in town who as
sess baseball ability, and they are
all expected to be out in uniform with
the rest of the boys tomorrow. The
management is understood to be in
terested also in many of the oldtimers,
as to whether or not they will be able
to stage a comeback that will war
rant positions for them on this year’s
club.
There will be no game tomorrow,
the entire time is to be devoted to
batting and other pre-season condi
tioning maneuvers. Everyone who
has any ambition for a position on
this years team is expected to be on
the grounds tomorrow afternoon..
NEW APPARATUS
PURCHASED FOR
LOffAL HOSPITAL
Of general interest and much bene
fit to the community is the informa
tion that the Seward Hospital has
just placed an order for a new ster
ilizer to be used in the operating room.
The new apparatus will arrive in
about two weeks and will be one of
the best available. The cost of the
equipment will be approximately $f>00
and except for $150 all of the fund>
are available for payment upon
delivery.
LAUNCH BUFFALO
TAKES MINING
MEN WESTWARD
The gas boat Buffalo left last night
at 10 o’clock for Yalik with E. H.
Bartholf and Tom Babcock aboard,
who are making the trip to examine
some mining properties iff that
vicinity.
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BOATS AND TRAINS;
The Mariposa left Juneau today.
Admiral Farragut should arrive in
Cordova tomorrow.
Alaska due from the westward to
morrow evening.
Train leaves for mile 40 at 0 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
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THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum .*.55
Minimum .4f>
Curren .51
Weather . Cloudy
WEATHER TOMORROW
Clear, southerly winds.
‘SUBS WILL REACH GOAL
IF W: RETAIN NEM!/
SAYS GEN. HINDEN 1G
(By United States Cak’e)
COPENHAGEN, Saturday, June 16.—Von Tirpitz
and Hindenberg have replied approvingly to telegrams of
greting from the Pangerman committee for a German
peace at Essen. Von Tirpitz in his reply said, “The sub
marines will reach their goal if we at home retain our
nerve.”
Hindenberg responded with assurances that complete
victory and “a peace worthy of Germany's sacrifices and
assuring the prosperity and growth of the country are
within reach if the struggle is continued manfully.”
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REVOLUTION IN SPAIN IS REPORT
(By United States Cab.’e)
LONDON, Saturday, June 16.—Despite the strict
censorship which prevails there is a persistent report that
a revolution, headed by army officers, has broken out in
Spain.
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GERMANY MAKES RUSSIA PEACE OFFER
(IIj United States Cable)
STOCKHOLM, Saturday, June 16.—The Social Dem
ocrat says today that Germany has made an offer of peace
to Russia through a member of the Swiss federal council.
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KAISER WOULD HELP CONSTANTINE
(By United States Cable)
BERNE, Saturday, June 16.—A dispatch from Ber
lin says that Emperor William of Germany has wired ex
King Constantine of C.rece that he would restore him to
his throne.
AMERICAN TANKER MORENI SUNK
AFTER TWO HOUR FIGHT WITH SUR
(Hv United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, June 16.—It was an
nounced today that the American tanker Moreni has been
sunk by a German submarine after a running fight which
lasted for two hours. Four of the crew of the American
ship lost their lives.
japaneseTestroyer damaged
AND LIVES LOST IN SUR. FIGHT
(By United Ststes Cable)
TOKYO, Saturday, June 16.—The Admiralty office
announced today that while Japanese destroyers were at
tacking a German submarine in the Mediterranean the
destroyer Sakaki was torpodoed and badly damaged and
was towed into a near by port. Many of the crew of the
Sakaki wrere killed and injured as a result of the ex
plosion. __
JAPS HAVE NOTHING TO SAY
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, June 16—Japan has
taken action similar to that of Great Britain, in refusing
to associate herself with the American action in asking
the rival factions in China to compose their differences,
according to an announcement of the State Department
today._^__
TAX NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, June 16.—The senate
finance committee has written into the war tax bill a tax
which provides for five per cent of the net profits of all
newspapers and magazine publishers.
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