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SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, June 24 1918 TEN CENTS PBR COPT
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WASHINGTON, June 24— The Senate this morning
passed the sundry civil appropriation carrying two billion
five hundred million dollars.
SEATTLE, June 24— The Alaska Bureau of the Sea
ttle Chamber of Commerce and Commerical Club believes
that the appropriation for the Alaska railroad is contain
ed in the sundry civil bill.
WESTWARD HELPS THE RED CROSS
The westward people, including those at the canner
ies and whaling stations, assisted the war fund of the Red
Cross, in the recent drive, to the extent of $5,013.10. This
is the statement made today by George Sexton, chairman
of the special local committee having charge oi the Re 1
Cross drive for this.section. Paul Buckley, of Unalaska,has
sent in $510.80 from the little locality, lhis includes $0i
from tlie boys aboard the l .S.F.S. Roosevelt, lhe boys
aboard that ship made their donations at Seattle before
coming north also came through to Mr. Buckley. Among
other sums received on the Dora from the westward were
the following: Sockeye Salmon Co., Morzhovia Bay,$291/
c0; King Cove $25, from a man at Sanak; Uyak, $39; Ko
diak, $708.35; Naknek cannery, $180.00; Columbia River
Packing Co. at Chignik, Capt. Osmund, $412.00 and the
Alaska Packers,employers at Chignik, $210.00. Many oth
er large donations were received but the complete tabulat
ions has not yet been made.
. ..AMERICANS IMPROVE POSITIONS.
WASHINGTON, June 24— Commander Pershing re
ports that further improvement in American positions
have been made northwest of Chateau Thierry.
The Americans have repulsed enemy raids in the Vos
ges where artillery is active.
MILLION TONS OF SHIPPING READY.
WASHINGTON, June 24— The first 1.000,000 tons
of ships built for the Shipping Board will be delivered be
fore the end of the month. Five steel ships were delivered
today making the year’s total 024,000 deadweight tons.
VIENNA STRIKERS
MAKE DEMAND
FOR PEACE
LONDON. June 24 — The Vienna»
factory strikers, accenting dispat-j
ches this afternoon from the Hague,
last Saturday formulated a demand j
that Austria show itself for general
peace and invite the governments ot
all enemy countries to enter peace De
putations at once. The factory strikei s
submitted their plea to foreign Min
ister Burian.
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fish quotations .
SEATTLE, June 24 — Fish prices
at noon otday were as follows: halibut,
fourteen anil one halt cents to fit toon
cents; sable, seven to ten cent>; Hng
and red cod, three and one halt cents,
pickled honing, $18 per barrel; black
cod. $20 per barrel.
LUNCHEON0 TOMORROW
The regular weekly noonday lunch
eon of the Seward Chamber of Com
merce will he held tomorrow at 12:30
o’clock at the Seward Grill.
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Another reason why q door knob is
nice for a baby to play with is because
li« can’t smear it all over hie face.
WILL ANNOUNCE
COMMITTEE ON
FOURTH SPORTS
A. H. McDonald, Chairman of the
committee having charge of the sports
on July Fourth also tin* Jitney dance
• o be given at the Arctic Brotherhood
hall, will announce his various assist
ants tomorrow. Mr. McDonald knows
the game and is going to select those
best qualified to keep things moving
fast on the big days.
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SAYS RUSSIA
WILL YET BE
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DARBY, Pa, Juno 24 — First Lieu
tenant J. A. Youngblood and Second
Lieutenant Richard D. Reese, of this
town who went to Russia almost a year
ago as part of the Rusian railway ser
vice detachment of the United States
Engineers, and who have just return
ed to their homes by way of Japan,
both declared they believe Russia will
i become again an efficient aid to the
Allies.
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WASHINGTON June 24— According to official ad
vices from Rome this afternoon, confidence is expressed
there that the war may close this year with victory for the
Allies, if the Allies give the Italians full support in the pre
sent offensive. The Italians have launched an offensive
campaign today and the satisfactory outcome is reflected
in all dispatches.
Messages from Rome : tate that the Austrian retreat
across the Piave is a veritable rout. It is reported that Ger
man divisions are being rushed to aid the Austrians.
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AUSTRIANS RETREATING ACROSS THE PIAVE j
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, June 24— The great
Austrian retreat across the Piave began after dark last
Saturday night. The Austrians left many cannons behind
them. The Italians are pursu ng the Austrians east of the
Piave. The Italians made a general attack along the entire
Piave from Montello well towards the mouth of the river!
when the enemy began retreating.
AIRCRAFT IS HAMMERING ENEMY.
ROME, June 21— The Italians have crossed the old
channel of the Piave river west of the main stream and
recaptured several of their old positions. Ten other de
tachments of Italians are advancing towards the main
stream where the artillery and aircraft are hammering
the enemy terrificly.
ENORMOUS STORES ARE CAPTURED.
WASHINGTON, June 24— An Official cable from
Rome says that the Italians on their counter offensive
drove the Austrians across the Piave. The Italians captur
e(l45,000 prisoners and enormous stores of war material.
... ITALIANS ATTACK THE BRIDGE HEADS
LONDON, June 24— After recapturing Montello
from the Austrians, the Italians began making attacks on
the bridgeheads at Falze and Nervessa. They met little
resistance and retook all heads. The Austrians crossed the
Piave by the only bridge remaining to them, that north of
Zeenson.
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SHOT BEAD
MOSCOW, Juno 24 — M. Volodar
,k.v, Commissioner of Foreign affairs,
was shot dead on the street at Pctro
grad this forenoon. Volodarsky was a
prominent Bolsheviki leader.
MtETSNG FOR
FIRE BGYS IS
THIS EVENING
There will be a special meeting of
the Seward Volunteer Fire Department
tonight at 7:i»0 o’clock at the Fii*e hall
The meeting is for the special pur
pose of getting up two teams for the
hose contest or water war to be pull
ed off on the Fourth. Ai’ull attend
ance of members is requested at the
meeting tonight.
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Grace M. Prichard, of Seattle, who
has been'teaching school at Unga since
last October, arrived on the Dora
bound for the south. Miss Pritchard
is at the Sexton.
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B. A. Goldsmith, fur buyer of San
Francisco, arrived from the westward
on the Dora and is registered at the
Sexton.
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C. W. Washburac, of New York City
and Pierce Larkin, of Tusla, Oklahoma
who have been to the westward on a
hunting trip, returned on the Dora
and ai*o stopping at the Seward.
Furthermore, after a m?.n succeeds
in growing a beard that reaches to his
vest buttons he can wear a ten cent
cravat, without feeling ill at ease in
the preser.co of a dudo.
LONDON, June 21— Meatless!
weeks for Germany is a possibility of
the near future according to Dr. MT1
er, Under Secretary for food Distribu-;
♦ ion. This is according to a statement
Dr. Miller made to the Reichstag Food ;
‘ Committee.
The Under Secretary said that it .
vould be* an impossiblity to increase
he meat ration and said that it was
kolv that it would bo necossaiy to
jwvr it or introduce meatless weeks
or everybody or certain pai'ts of the
jopulation at least.
FEAR SALMON
RUN TO WEST
WILL BE SHORT
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According to advices received in
Seward o nthe Dora from Bristol Bay,
Lhe cannerymcn of that section fear
that the ice will prevent a large pack
tliis year as the salmon will be divert
ed from their usual run.
When the Dora left the Bristol Bay
region alt of the cannery boats were
safe out of the ,ice and many of the
cannery crews had made their wdy ov
er the ice to the canneries and were
practically ready for the big run.
Capt. Newlands reports that salmon!
are 'running at King Cove and several
other places.
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FOUR MINUTE MEN TO
MEET TOMORROW NIGHT
All four minute men in Seward are
requested to meet at To’clock tomor
row evening at the office of the local
chairman, to consider a communication
received from Hon. William McCor
mick Blair, Director of 4—Minute men
Committee Public Information.
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TWENTY THOUSAND ON
STRIKE AT MUNITION
PLANTS IN GERMANY
SMALLPOX
IS RAGING
AT ESS N
LONDON, June 24 — Smallpox is
reported increasing among the Krupp
workmen at Essen. This is the sub
stance of censored dispatch received
from The Hague.
TOBACCO CROP
LARGE-SMOKES
MAY TAKE DROP
SAN JUAN Porto Rico, June 24 —
One estimate of the present tabacco
crop places this year's production at
85,000,000 pounds, the largest Porto
Rico ever produced, ami an increase of
approximately 5,000,000 pounds over
last year. Growers themselves agreed
not to plant a second crop which if it
bad developed would have made a larg
s urplus of stock in the island.
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J. G. M. Born, of San Francisco,
who has been to the westward for the
past two months on a special business
trip of importance, returned on the
Dora and .is making his headquarters
at the Seward.
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Read the Gateway.
LONDON, June 24 — A dispatch
f rom the Hague says that 20.000 truck
men struck last Thursday at the mun
ition factories at Cologne and Muesel
on the Rhein on account of the reduc
tion of the bread rations.
STEAMER NEWS
Steamer Alaska is due at Cordova
tomorrow at noon according to raido
advices received in Seward.
Last night at 10:30 o'clock the Ad
miral Farragut reported to the local
radio station as being between Juneau
and Sitka.
Steamer Victoria has not yet reach
ed Nome according to wireless advices
Last night the steamer 23 days out
from Seattle, was nearing the Seward
Peninsula mentropolis. The Admiral
Watson was also making slow head
way through the ice to Nome.
Steamer Dora is posted to sail for
the westward tomorrow forenoon at
10 o'clock
WEATHER ON R. R.
The following is the report of waath
er conditions along the railroad reel
ed to 7 o’clock this morning:
Anchorage, missing.
Girdwood, 50, cloudy, calm.
Matanuska, cloudy, calm; raining.
Talkectna, 40, raining, calm.
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WEATHER FORECAST
The weather forecast for Seward
and vicinity for tonight a d tomorrow
is cooler weather, might sprinkle auo
you know. _^