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THE ALASKA EVENING POST
Volume XI. Number 103_ SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1917.___Ten Cents the Copy
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M IATION RUMOR
CONSIDERED PLAN TO j
EMBARRASS WILSON
(By United St«te« Cable)
WASHINGTON, Thursday, March 22. — Dispatches
from abroad declaring that the German government ex
: peeted a state of war with the United States within the;
next twenty-four hours received here today place am
ominous aspect on the situation. Those high in authority ;
state that this may mean Germany will declare war on the;
United States.
President W ilson does not favor an actual decluiu-;
tion of war with Germany but merely that a state of wai j
exists.
Plans are being considered today with a view of open
ing the ports of the United States to the navies of the!
entente allies, thus providing them with bettei facilities .
for continuous operation on the steamer lanes of the At
lantic and removing the necessity of allied war craft re
turning to Europe for repairs.
Secretary Daniels has issued a request to the news
papers of the country to encourage enlistments in the
navy. . •
Offers of mediation to prevent actual wai wiwrtu
the United States and Germany are expected. The ad
ministration heard today from a reliable source that a
European neutral power was contemplating such a plan,
and franklv stated after reasoning over it for a time that
it was only another effort, backed by Germany to divide
sentiment in congress and embarrass the president.
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CONSIDER POSSESSIONS SAFE
(By United State* Cable)
WASHINGTON, Thursday, March 22. — Army offi
cials stated today that they considered the Panama canal
and railroad the best protected extension of American ter
ritory. and that none of the outlying possessions of the
United States will lie in danger in event of war.
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U. S. RECOGNIZES NEW RUSSIA
(By United State# C#ble)
WASHINGTON, Thursday, March 22. —The United
States has officially recognized the provisional govern
ment of Russia. This marks the official passing of the
Romanoff dynasty so far the United States is concerned.
G MANS ARE STILL
RETREATING^ FRANCE
(By United State* Cable)
PARIS, Thursday, March 22.—French forces report
that most of the French villages in territory held by the
Germans in the vicinity of St. Quentin, are in flames and
this is believed to indicate a determination of the Germans
to withdraw further eastward.
The total French territory recovered from the Ger
mans up to March 21 is 853 square miles situated in the
departments of the Has de Calais, Oise and Aisne and
Somme, including 366 towns and villages and the homes
of 181,935 Frenchmen. The Germans still hold 7,126
square mi'es of French territory.
OCCUPY 40 MOKE VILLAGES
(By United States Cable) ,
LONDON, Thursday, March 22.—The British army!
under General Haig is still advancing and the capture of
another forty villages in the section north of St. Quentin;
is reported today.
Dispatches from Amsterdam today forecast a pos
sible withdrawal by the German forces in the wrest from
the region north of Arras extending into Belgium.
YOUNG MEN OF SEWARD,
YOUR COUNTRY CALLS
Men to handle the fighting ships of the United
States are needed and a request is made today by Sec
retary Daniels that this matter be called to the atten
tion of all eligible men. Seamen, gunners, machinists,
electricians and engine-room men are wanted.
There are building or contracted for by the Unit
ed States over 120 warships, and as shown in a recent
charf by the conference committee on preparedness,
there are in the navy yards out of commission for lack
of full crews to man them, over 100 other vessels of
the navy. ta
Volunteers are needed to man these ships.
The navy now has in commission 224 fighting ships
and the personnel will have to be nearly doubled in case
of war to put the remainder in service.
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FIRST SEWARD
HALIBUT ROAT
OFF FOR RANKS
Start of Local Industry
Noted When Kenai
Craft Departs
Seward’s first entry into the Alaska
halibut trade, the “Pennsylvania," of
the Kenai Fishing & Trading Co., will
sail this afternoon for the banks and|
will commence fishing at once. Until
the San Juan Fishing & Packing Co.’sj
cold storage plant is finished here the
fish will be shipped direct to Seattle
from the nearest port to which the
boat finds itself when it has a full
cargo.
Alterations on the Pennsylvania
were completed this morning and the
crew of six, including Captain Hart
land and Chief Engineer Jacobson,
commenced loading supplies.
Fish Store Ready
The sea foods salesroom of the
Seward Fish company has been com
pleted and the company will be open
for business as soon as certain sup
plies are received. This concern will
deal in all kinds of fish, clams and
oysters.
Mr. and Mrs. Arvid Anderson have
moved into the Hancock house.
COPPER FOR
ARMY AND NAVY
AT HALF PRICE
Producers Agree to Aid!
Government; First
Saving $6,000,000
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Thursday. March j
22.—After a conference between, the
principal copper producers of tin
United States, yesterday, it \vus
formally agreed by them to supply
the army and navy copper for war j
use at 16 and a fraction cents per
pound about half of the present mar
ket price.
Forty-five million pounds will be
supplied at once and the saving to
the government by this patriotic ac
tion will amount to over $6,000,000 on
the first delivery.
One of the pricinap factors, it is be
lieved, which moved the copper mag
nates to action was to prove the
fallacy of the contention by many
that the munition workers are driving!
the country to war.
B. H. Barndollar, examiner of ac
counts, expects to leave Washington
for Seattle about March 15, en route
to Seward.
MO WE HOM: AFTER
FIVE MONTHS’ RAID
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(By United Staten Cable)
BERLIN, Thursday, March 22.—The German auxili
ary cruiser Moewe, returned to the home port of the navy
today from her second successful cruise and raid on
enemy commerce. The raider reports the capture of
twenty-two steamships and five sailing ships of the enemy,
aggregating 123,100 tons.
The operations of the Moewe on this cruise expanded
over a period of several months. Among the vessels cap
tured were eight armed ones, five of which were in the
service of the admiralty.
PM SEATTLE SECRETARY (8000
SEATTLE, Thursday, March 22. — Gordon C. Cor
baley, of Spokane, has accepted the position of secretary
to the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, at a salary of $8,
000 per year.
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U. S. R. R. BARGE WITH
FOUR M N IS ADRIFT,
ONE KILLED BY ROPE
(By United State* Coble)
SEATTLE, Thursday, March 22. — The tug Daniel
Kern, under charter to the Alaskan engineering commis
sion, towing the barge Columbia No. 38 from the mouth of
the Columbia river toward Alaska with lumber, lost her
tow last night. The tug arrived here today for repairs.
The towing hauser snapped and Charles Swanson,
deck hand on the tug was killed by a whirling rope.
The barge with four men aboard is adrift off the west
coast of Washington.
EXPECT ANOTHER MEXICAN REVOLT
EL PASO, Thursday, March 22.—American mining
men who were preparing to return to Mexico today were
warned by the state department agents to stay out of the
neighboring republic as another revolution is expected to
start within two weeks, led by men said to be friendly to
General Obregon.
HALF MILLION
FEET OF LUMBER!
DUNN APRIL
Five hundred thousand feet of lum
ber for the local stock of Brosius. &
Noon will be shipped north from 1*011
Blakely mills on the freighter Valdez, j
March .10.
This company maintained a lumber ,
yard last year but did not renew the!
stock last fall as they found it un-!
profitable to keep a stock through the |
winter in the face of the fire risk.
EASTER VACATION
ADVANCE;CASES OF
MEASLES, CAUSE
On account of several children
showing symptoms of measles, I)r.
Baughman, acting health officer, ad
vised that the schools be closed to
day. The school board accepted the
suggestion and it is probable that
there will be a ten day vacation at
this time instead of at Easter.
In discussing the matter Dr. Baugh
man said that the few cases of |
measles which have developed have
been light. Those who desire to pro
tect their children should keep them
from playing with others. More
children have been exposed than those
not, so it will work less hardship for
those not having been exposed to
keep away from the others than to
quarantine all exposed children.
CONGRESSMAN IS
SERIOUSLY ILL
(Br United State* Cable)
WASHINGTON, Thursday, March,
22.—Representative Lee, democrat,,
from the seventh district of Georgia,
is dangerously ill.
A. J. Carlson is now in Anchorage
looking over that place for a business
location.
Trails
Trails drifting but good. Tempera
ture 24 at Mile 71, 24 at Mile 52, 24 at
Mile 34 and 28 at Mile 12.
C. OF C. MEETING
TONIGHT WILL
BE IMPORTANT
Every business man in town and ail
who are interested in the welfare of
the community are urged to become
active members of the Seward Cham
ber of Commerce, and be present to
night at the election of officers.
This season has every promise of
being the best in Seward’s history and
to take advantage of the situation and
press the good points of Resurrection
bay as a center for halibut and cod
fishing, it is necessary that as much
support as possible be given the local
commercial body.
CONTINUE WIRE
DRAG WORK IN
ALASKA WATERS
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Thursday, March
22.— Orders issued to Dr. Jones,
chief of the coast survey, contemplate
the continuance of wire drag work in
Alaska this summer.
BOATS AMD TRAINS
The Northwestern left Cordova at
7:45 this morning.
The Admiral Watson is due in Ju
neau tomorrow.
The Alameda is scheduled to sail
from Seattle today for Seward and
way ports.
The Admiral Evans will sail from
Seattle Monday March 26.
The train left this morning for
Mile 40 at 8:30 o’clock.
THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum . 38
Minimum . 26
Current . 33
Weather .. Clear
WEATHER TOMORROW
Increasing winds and cooler.
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