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SEWARD. ALASKA, m:s;UY, NOVEMBER 27, 1017 TEN CENTS PER COPY
Volume XI, Number 286. ____—-— ■■ ■ . . .... — , ■ .—
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CRAFT IN HARBOR
DRAGS ANCHOR IN
WIND-PISAPPEARS
The large barge Barracouta was swept from net
anchorage during the night and has disappeared down the
bay with three men aboard. Efforts to locate the barge
up to this afternoon failed and when the storm abates the
U. S. S. Saturn will undoubtedly leave on a search to as
certain the fate of the craft and the crew aboard. ,
The high wind which raged last night and today prov
ed too strong for the anchors of the barge and about 3:30,
o'clock this morning they began to drag. At daybreak
the anchor were hauled into deep water, lost their grip
and the Ba-racouta drifted down the bay and disappeared
in the haae of white cap spray and flying snow.
Arthur McNeer, of the San Juan Fishing and Packing
Co., was perhaps the first to notice the Barracouta drift
ing down the bay and he immediately telephoned United
States Deputy Marshal Isaac Evans. Mr. Evans sought j
out Mayor Cotter and the two began to devise plans for
the rescue of tin- men aboard the craft at least. The bay’s
water was running high and no little craft could with
stand the storm. Mayor Cotter and Mr. Evans went to i
the U. S. S. Saturn and held a consultation with Command- j
open launch aboard but this would not suffice for the
needs repaired. L'he Saturn is a hard boat to handle in
?. rough sea and in such narrow confines as the bay but
lieutenant Luckel stated that if the storm abated and it
was deemed necessary to go out the Saturn would make
the try.
T.e three men aboard tht Barracouta are Capt. Geo.
Gudgin, Paddy Mahon the cook; Martin Hanson, mate.
The fate of the barge is unknown as no glasses have
been able to pick her up. W hether she has been pounded
to pieces on the southern end of the harbor or drifted out
or what is absolutey unknown. There was a
dory aboard the barge and the three men could have es
caped ashore if the barge drifted on land and was in dan
ger of Iieiug wrecked.
The barge is owned by the Griffin company of Seat
tle and has been anchored in the north end of the channel
since August after 4000 tons of freight were discharg
ed for the commission.
ONE DOLLAR IS
WANTED FOR A
SOLDIER S GIFT
Only four more days remain in
which Seward must raise $100 for
one hundred gifts for the soldiers and
sailors of the war service, this be
ing the proportion assigned to the lo
cal chapter of the Red Cross. Sub
scriptions are coming in splendidly
and augurs well for the ultimate goal
but more dollars must come rolling
to make a total of one hundred. The
money will be wired Saturday to
Seattle and the gifts made up there
and dispatched to their destination.
Every person contributing one dollar
will have his or her name on the gift
and the soldier or sailor receiving it
will give due acknowledgement. Re
member one of the four days remain
ing is a holiday so a steady increase
must bo shown to secure the big
amount. The following have contri
buted up to noon today:
Mro. F. R. Leslie . $ LOO
Miss Ethel Leslie . LOO
Theodore Steinruck . LOO
R. L. Wood .. LOO
Previously acknowledged . 30.00
Grand Total . $34.00
TEUTON ATTACK
FAILS IN ITALY
ROME, Nov. 27.—The entire Teu
ton division made an attack today in
the Bretna Valley in an effort to
break through the Italian northern
front. The Teutons made the attack
in mass formation but were driven
back by the Italians with heavy
• losses.
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CAPS TO TRADE
There is a “big fat man” and a “tall
slender man” who have been charged
with stealing in Seward. The “tall
slender man” accuses the “big fat
man” of stealing his cap at the dance
last night and several boys of the
Saturn will prove that the “big fat
man” was seen prowling around
property not his own and purloining
something therefrom, whether it was
a cap or not. Anyway somebody is
wearing a cap that belongs to the
i “tall slender man” and he has a kick
coming. There is a cap at the Gate
way's office and this might settle the
controversy as the Gateway does not
want to see any arrests made in this
particular instance nor no hard feel
ings because someone might be taken
for somebody else on the streets
through a cap. And caps are needed
t’ais kind of weather.
RED CROSS BALL
NEXT AFFAIR TO
BE GIVEN HERE
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Tht i x* formal social affair to he
given in Seward will be the Rod Cross
hall tomorrow night at the Arctic
Brotherhood hall. Tickets have sold
readily and the indications are that,
there will he a large number on the
I floor when the first dance is called
for the evening. A special train will
be run tomorrow bringing in many |
who have signified their intention^ of
coming to Seward and attending the
dance. Efforts arc being made today
to secure permit of the officers of the
Saturn to allow the decorations from
last night’s dance to remain.
Mrs. Hennan Grimm is expected on j
the Admiral Evans from her former!
home at Skagway, to join her hus
band and son here.
J. E. Thwaites and wife have taken
the apartments over the Seward Com- •
mercial company.
The weather forecast for Seward
for the next 24 hours is very stoimy.
The barometer starting falling yes
terday noon and hasn’t had any sense
since, just kept tumbling.
Yesterday’s weather was maximum
31, minimum 18, current 26, cloudy;
I snow with north wind.
Frank Waller and wife have moved,
in from their residence on Govern-;
ment How and taken the Frank
Young house for the remainder of the j
winter.
Mail from Anchorage arrived on
the train last night for Seward and
the states.
Seventeen arrivals on the train last;
night from the interior and along the
railroad registered at the Seward.
Arthur Aaune and L. J. isonnn,j
well known Anchorage residents,1
came in on the train last night and ■
are stopping at the Overland. .
W. Baune and L. Straughan, of the
U. S. Radio Station registered at the.
Overland last night. They came in'
and attended the dance.
Cornelius Lowney, former resident
of Seward, who has been at Anchor
age for the past year, arived on the
train last night and is registered at
the Sexton.
James E. Wilson, road commissioner
will return to Valdez on the Admiral
Evans. Mr. Wilson will leave almost
immediately for the Copper river sec
tion where road work is now under
way.
Gus Manthey and family have mov
ed from the Rudolph residence to the
Winstedt home on First Avenue.
Frank Wilson, mining man of Hope
is registered at the Sexton on his
way outside.
J. R. Herzer, the mining man from
Hope, arrived on the train last night
and is registered at the Sexton.
Bishop Kowc and wne were pusa<.-“
gers on the Mariposa when the steam
er was wrecked according to a letter
received in Seward.
According to private information
received here, Edward Mulgraff, of
Anchorage, who was arrested at
Rochester, Minn., charged with hav
ing sent a threatening letter to Presi
dent Wilson, has been adjudged in
■ sane and sent to an asylum.
Tom Pepic. prospector from the
Hope section, is in Seward registered.
at the Sexton. He came in on last;
night’s train. '
"The Fall of Baupaume” the oflicial
British war picture, which will be
shown tonight at the Empress, gives
one a most impressive insight into
| the tank warfare. Tanks are shown
I throughout the Him making their way
! across the battlefield. Incidentally
the battle of Baupaume is very sinul
ar to the campaign now raging around
Cambrai and tanks at*© taking a gieat
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SEWARD MIN
HAVE SECURED
COMMISSIONS
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27. — The j
Second Officers Training Camp at the
Presidio ends tomorrow. The official
appoints were announced here this,
afternoon and two Seward m*'n are
given commisisons. E. T. Hawley is
commissioned a First Lieutenant in
the non-flying Second Signal Corps.
J. C. Luttrell is commissioned a Sec- j
ond Lieutenant in the same division, j
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Roth men are well known here, Mr.'
Luttrell being the organizer of the
present Home Guards. Mr. Hawley
w as connected with the railroad com-.
mission the same as Mr. Luttrell.
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part in the present battle.
Teddy Swears was operated upon
at the Seward General Hospital this
forenoon. Mr. Swears is an old timer
in this section.
The tunnel at Mile 11 has been
completed and the first train went
through last night. Ballasting is be
ing finished today. The tunnel is 150
feet long.
The wind in Seward today is gen
eral over a wide section. At Anchor
age there is a strong north wind and
the tempo:*ture is 11 abovo. At
Girdwood the wind is almost a gab ,
with the temperature at 4 above, j
Much snow is drifting along the rail-]
road.
Ed Johnson and Einar Rye, of Idit
arod are registered at the Seward on
their way to the states. The couple
arrived last night from the interior
having left Iditarod on November 4th
and reached Anchorage in 16 days
over a trail which was in good condi
tion.
James Robinson and James Ryan,
both of Ophir are at the Seward,
having come in over the trail. Mr.
Ryan is on his way outside for the
first time in 20 years going to hi?
home at Fairfield, Iowa. Mr. Rob
inson who has been in the
interior prospecting for years
shied at an automobile at Anchorage,
the first he had seen.
James L. McBride, Presbyterian
missionary stationed at Anchorage,
is registered at the Seward enroute
to Chicago and New York. Mr. Mc
Bride will begin a four month's lec
ture tour in the states shortly after
the holidays.
A
TO POOI, RAILROADS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—\ com
mittee of vice-presidents of pasterr
railways gathered here this nftivnoorj
to.perfect n’ane to put poohng ar
rangement.- into offset. Government j
operation of railways is being con
sidered if the pooling plan is unsuc
cessful.
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GERMANS LOSE A SI B
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—A fur
ther report received fr.vn Ai miral
Sims regarding the sinking of a Ger
man submarine last Saturday by
depth bombs fired by an American
destroyer, says that the submersible,
after being ttiiiek, cam? to th*»
face. No signs of life showed and
when a haws«*r was placed aboard ’he
German undersea craft, to -tow it,
she immediately sunk. Two destroy
ers participated in the battle,
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FISH QUOTATION !
KETCHIKAN, Nov. 27.—At noon!
today the following were the fish
quotations: halibut, 14 Va cents; sable j
four and one-half cents and red rock, |
one and one-half cents.
EVANS IS DUE
The Admiral Evans is due in port
sometime tomorrow although no re
port has been received from Cordova j
regarding at what hour she will ar-^
rive here. The Evans has four and a
half days mail aboard for here.
GERMAN 0EE1CERS
IN PETROGRAD TO
HELP GOVERNMENT
LONDON, Nov. 27.—According to all official advices
received here the situation in Russia shows little improve
ment and it is reported that the country is on the verge
of a civil war. Dispatches from Copenhagen state that
if a civil war breaks forth Germany is prepared to step in
and take a hand which will mean the conquering of the
Russ;an people. “With internal strife, Russia now seems
lost to the Ententes” is the keynote of a dispatch received
here this afternoon from Stockholm.
REBELS ARE A GHASTLY FAILURE
BERNE, Nov. 27.—A Petrograd correspondent says
the Russian revolution is a ghastly failure and the rebels
have failed utterly in attempts at administration. General
Kaledines, Chief of the Cossacks, is in possession of the
grain growing districts. The gold reserves have been re
moved to the interior.
GERMAN STAFF OFFICERS IN PETROGRAI)
S PO< KHOLM, Nov. 27.—According to reliable ad
vices a number of German staff officers have arrived at
Petrograd direct from the German Army headquarters.
They will act as an advisory board to Nikolai Lenine, the
Bolsheviki Premier.
RUSSIAN TROOPS WITHOUT BREAD.
GOPENHAGEN, Nov. 27.—The Russian army on the
northern front have had no bread for several days accord
ng to reports received from Petrograd. A large number
jf troops are going south but progress is stopped by the
removal of sections of the railroad tracks to prevent their
reaching Petrograd. The Bolshsviki do not want any loy
al forces to reach their seat of government.
MARIPOSA IS GON.
WRANGELL, Nov. J7. — Capt.i,
Charles O’Br&n ai.ived here t!i
morning in a launch f.-om Strai
' •’Mnrj and repoHs that the gr'
which raged yesterday broke the
steamer in two amidships and the
stern containing the bulk of the cop
per ore and salmon cargo aboard
sunk in forty feet of water,
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LOCAL hiA iiiv i*i
NOTICE OF PROMOTIOi
The following men on the first sec
tion of the Washington-Alaska Mili
tary cable and Telegraph System re
ceived promotion the past week:
Sergeant Ellis R. Montgomery,
promoted to Sergeant First Class;
Private Benjamin V. High, promoted
to Corporal, both of Seward.
Sergeant Burr M. Snyder, promot
ed to Sergeant First Class; Private
First class Ike A. Beal, promoted to
Corporal; Private First Class Charles
A. Agnetti promoted to Corporal, all
of Valdez.
Corporal Ernest P. Kinlock, pro
moted to Sergeant at Richardson.
Corporal Clarence M. Johns, pro
moted to Sergeant, of Tonsina.
Corporal John E. Pegues at Fair
banks promoted to Sergeant.
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MEET AT LUNCHEON
Lieut. Luckel and several othe.* offi
cers of the U. S. S. Saturn; Janfli.s E.
Wilson and J. E. Thwaites were
guests of the Chamber of Commerce
at noon today at the Seward Grill.
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\RREST ALASKAN
SEATTLE, Nov. 27.—Carl Ray
mond, of Susitna, Alaska, was arrest
1 here last night as he stepped down
' '*"*>'* r»InV nf tgn c; t r> o m ° T* RflVal “
IL Raymond was taken In charge by
Federal officer* who will Investigate .
his pro-Germanism. The man was a
passenger on the Mariposa and was
one of those taken aboard the Ra
valli and brought here,
REPULSE GERMANS
LONDON, Nov. 27.—The new at
tempts of the Gomans to dislodge
and drive the British f om the Dour
loon Wood and ether high places in
domination of the Canibrai region
have failed. The Biitish easily re
pulsed all assaults. There is heavy
fighting todav progress-ng around
Moeuvres.
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RYAN ON A TRIP
J. J. Ryan is on a trip to the States
and will not return to Seward for at
least a month.
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HOME FOR AGED BURNS
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 27. — One
man was slightly injured and the
lives of nineteen were endangered by
a fire which destroyed the Old Peo
ple's Home. Nurses carried aged men
and women down stairs from the up-,
per stories.
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