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_THE ALASKA EVENING POST ■_
Volume XI. Number!^ SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1917_Ten Cents the Copy
APPLY FOR A
RED CROSS
CHARTER
Seward to Organize Branch
f(-v Purpose of Aiding
War Council.
Jkp-^.cation 'J^taUaiied today tor a,
charter for the Seward branch of the
American lied Cross, hd upon its ar
rival an organivill be complet
ed here for tht "*se of taking up
Red, * -* s^* .dy v*«dr Hnd aiding the
Rea . ~ war counc* •* ,
ica’s share toward r suf
fering and woe of che present world
war.
Taking uW t’ead in completing the
organization a committee of ladies un
der the chairmanship of Mrs. J. J
Sloan, including Mrs. Ballaine, Mrs.
Thoday, Mrs. Root and Mrs. Sawyer,
assisted by Mrs. Lucas. Capt. I uttrell,
Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Estes and others
have secured the names of over 100
people who have signified their in
tention of joining and supporting the
local branch.
In addition to the committee of f;vc
women a committee of business men
has been appointed including Mayor
McDonald, Erich Lucas, Rev. Munro
and Dr. J. H. Romig with E. 0. Saw
yer, Jr., as chairman. The two com
mittees, numbering ten in all, will
serve until the charter is received and
the organization completed.
Mrs. Sloan is acting as temporary
secretary-treasurer and has received
a total of over $50 which has been
placed in the bank to the credit of
the Red Cross.
Names of applicants came in with
a rush yesterday and today, 18 mem
bers of the military unit joining in a
bunch in addition to 10 who had sign
ed individually. Mr. Kennedy receiv
ed many names from local employes
of the railroad and Resident Engineer
Estes sent in 20 names by telephone
and reported that $42 was on the way
from Mile 52.
i BOATS AND TRAINS*
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The Northwestern is due Monday
morning.
The Alameda sailed for Seward and
way ports at 10 o’clock this morning.
The Admiral Watson was due in
Juneau yesterday.
The train will leave Monday morn
ing for Mile 40.
A special train will leave at 9 o’clock
tomorrow morning for Mile 23 and
possibly Mile 40.
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ii THE WEATHER !!
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WEATHER TOMORROW
Unsettled.
BUSY DRILLING
MEN, RESIGNS
FROM OFFICE
At the regular meeting of the Span
ish-American War Veterans held last
night Capt. J. C. Luttrell resigned
from the office of Adjutant of the
local camp on account of the neces
sity for devoting his spare time to
the interests of the local military unit.
He also expects to leave in a few
weeks for the officers’ training camp
in San Francisco. It. R. Byram was
appointed to fill the position tempo
rarily. Hugh Murphy was taken into
the organization.
A. committee was appointed consist
ing of Comrades McIntosh, Byram and
Reed to confer with the military unit
and Red Cross organizations. Anoth
er committee consisting of Skiatitis,
Jenecke and By ram was appointed to
make arrangements for the Fourth
of July program.
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ALAMEDA NOW
ON WAY NORTH
SEATTLE, Saturday, June 2.—The
Alameda sailed for Alaska ports at 10
o’clock this morning with the follow- j
ing passengers for Seward: Mrs. H.
Fathers and baby, Annie Weston, Mrs.
Alipia H. Harwell, L. Jacobson, and
wife, Frank Burke and wife, Mrs. Nel
lie Neal, John Cook, L. Allison, W.
Allison and seven steerage.
WAR DEPARTMENT
1EC0MMENDS TO
U. $. SPEEDY WORK
(Ur Ucited State* Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, June 2.—Plans for the
war department recommended by the general staff call
for the drilling and outfitting of sufficient soldiers to en
able the United States to put five divisions of 125,000 men
each in France before the snow flies.
To centralize efforts and avoid waste of time, enable
commanders to become accustomed to handling large
bodies of men and for other reasons the war department
has reduced the number of cantonments at which the new
armies w;ll be mobilized from 32 to 16.
Training camps for the men who will officer the sec
ond American contingent of 500,000 for service in France
will be opened during the latter part of August.
Nine corps of the engineer regiments now being re
cruited for immediate sendee in France were ordered into
active sendee today by Secretary of War Baker.
_A_
VAST SUM FOR SHIPPING
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, June 2.—The war budget,
including $3,000,000,000, was completed by the house and
senate conferees this afternoon and will come up for final
action at once. This budget includes an item of $750,000,
000 to be used in creating an American merchant marine.
ANOTHER LOAN TO FRANCE
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, June 2.—France received
the loan of another $100,000,000 from the United States
today, a treasury warrant being handed to the French
minister by Secretary McAdoo for the amount.
WAKE UP, FANS!
BALL PARK TO
BE READY SOON
The work on the new ball grounds
in the Federal addition is progressing
rapidly and another week should see
the park well on toward completion,
when the ball team will start loosen
ing up for the season’s work and con
dition itself for one of the Fourth of
July invitations.
Councilman Chamberlin has had a
crew of men clearing the ball park and
the ground was plowed yesterday for
the purpose of grading.
Valdez has asked the Seward team
to play on the Prince William sound
park on Independence day and Cordo
va has extended the same invitation
for an engagement on their grounds
on that day.
Nothing definite has been done as
yet toward accepting the invitations,
but it has been rumored that an ef
fort will be made to play in either
of the two cities on the Fourth of
July and also to play the other en
gagement while on the same trip.
Anchorage is just aching t.*r a
chance to get Seward's sc?’p and. hav
ing four teams to pick from Putter
Creek, Matanuska, City and A. F C
squads of twelve men each, the vp
per inlet crew expect to trim the ter
minal crowd, so it behooves the locJ
pill tossers to commence tossing.
ALLIES FAIL IN WEST, SAYS HDNDENBERG
(By United SUteJ Cable)
BERLIN, Saturday, June 2—Failure of the great
British-French spring offensive to more than bend the
German line is claimed by Gen. Hindenberg in his report
to Emperor William today, in which he says that the great
est effort of the allies since the war began has come to a
definite conclusion.
The emperor sent a telegram proclaiming his joy at
the announcement to the Empress at Hamburg castle.
According to the report from Hindenberg the French
and British efforts have come to a certain conclusion. Pre
pared since autumn and announced since winter as the
THOUSANDS OF SERBS
HANG BY INVADERS
(By United State* Cable)
UDINE, Saturday, June 2.—Further evidences of
Teutonic lust is contained in the information that Serbian
men, women and children who were in an uprising against
the occupancy of the Germans, Austrians and Bulgarians
were hanged recently by the thousand. This news came
through neutral sources and was supplemented by state
ments of Austrian prisoners taken by the Italians during
the recent fighting.
ARMED ANARCHISTS PARADE IN
PETROGRAD;JGRAND DUKE JAILED
CBy United State* Cable)
PETROQJtAD, Saturday, June 2.—Heavily armed
anarchists paraded the Nevsky prospect today bearing
banners inscribed “Down with authority” and “Long Live
the Social Revolution.”
Speakers urged the people to loot the banks. Many
soldiers and sailors joined the demonstration, but there
was no real violence and no arrests were made.
The arrest of Grand Duke Nicholas as a consequence
of the royalist riots at Tifles was reported today.
“grand effort,” the attack of these allied troops, support
ed by powerful masses of artillery, technical resources of
all kinds and the most tremendous energy, has failed after
seven weeks’ hard struggle.
The war office reports that artillery action of great
intensity in the region of Dunnes on the Belgian coast
and at Ypres bend was followed by British attacks which
were repulsed.
AIR FLEETS RENEW ATTACK
(By United State* Cable)
LONDON, Saturday, June 2.—British air fleets re
peated their attack on German bases along the Belgian
coast today, dropping many tons of bombs on Zeebrugge,
Ostende and Bruges. An attack was also made on the
German airdomes at St. Denise and Westrem. These air
attacks are on the largest scale yet attempted and the
damage inflicted has been reported by the observers to
be great in comparison to the amount of ammunition
used.
-A
FRENCH BAG ENEMY SUBMARINE
(By United States Cable)
ROME, Saturday, June 2.—The French submarine
Circe torpedoed and sunk today a large enemy submarine
as it was coming out from Cattaro escorted by a torpedo
boat. The Circe later returned to its base undamaged.
SUBS COLLIDE UNDER WATER
iBy United States Cable)
AMSTERDAM, Saturday, June 2—Incomplete details
have been received of an undersea collision between a Ger
man and British submarine in the English channel.
Whether only one or both survived the crash is not
known. ^
JAPAN TO SEND MUNITIONS ONLY
(By United States Cable)
TOKYO, Saturday, June 2.—The foreign office an
nounced today that contrary to reports Japan has not sent
troops to aid Russia, nor will.
“The great need of Russia is for munitions and sup
plies,” said the foreign minister, “and these we will en
deavor to send.”
FEDERAL TAX ON\AUTOS IS PROVIDED
WASHINGTON, Saturday, June 2.—The senate fin
ance committee has agreed upon a tax of $41,000,000 on au
tomobiles not used eclusively for business purposes.
TANANALINE
PURCHASE
IS MADE
Riggs Will Operate Line
Until Taken Over
for $300,000
(B7 United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Saturday, June 2.
—Secretary Lane announced toda'* the
decision by the government to pur
chase the Tanana Valley railroad op
erating out of Fairbanks, which will
be consolidated with the government
railroad in Alaska.
The railroad is nowr owned by Fal
con Joslin and associates. The pur
chase price is not to exceed $300,000,
according to the secretary.
Plans have been completed where
by Thomas Riggs, Jr., of the Alaskan
Engineering Commission will operate
the road for the government under a
lease pending the transfer. The Alas
ka Northern from Sewrard to Kern
creek was operated under similar con
ditions pending its purchase.
$anta”anaon
WAY TO BETHEL;
HAS BIG CARGO
There will soon be fresh cabbage,
carrots and other vegetables and plen
ty of civilized food to eat out around
Bethel for the first time in several
months, as the Alaska line S. S. San
ta Ana arrived today en route to the
Kuskokwim river.
Capt. Walter Tinn is in command
with Capt. Hickman as pilot. The
latter expected to sail south with the
Dora from here, but will go on to
westward as the Dora is not due for
lome time.
There are 18 passengers aboard for
the Kuskokwim, including Frank Joa
quin and bride, Karl Thiel, Tom Aiken
Capt. Wallace Langley and others.
Capt. Turner of San Francisco, rep
resenting the ship underwriters, is
aboard and will be put off at the
wreck of the St. Francis in Unimak
pass.
The entire cargo of 800 tons is con
signed to Bethel in charge of Capt.
Wallace Langley of the Kuskokwim
Trading company and includes in ad
dition to general merchandise a com
plete gold dredge for the Kuskokwim
Dredging company.
Tom Aiken of the dredging company
is aboard and will be in charge of op
erations. The dredge was built by the
Union Construction company.
Frank Joaquin and wife of the
Kuskokwim Commercial company are
on their honeymoon. Joaquin, one of
the best known men in that section,
went through here on his way out
side during the winter. Karl Thiel
is another well known man of Bethel
and is owner of the Thiel Trading com
pany.
Freighters starting for the Kusko
kwim last year had bad luck and
practically no supplies were landed
there.