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VOLUME xill. NUMBER 72. _ - - — - - -- 1 *• -
FARMS FOR
SOLDIERS
FAVORED
WASHINGTON* Aug. 4— Repre
tentative Sinnott* Republican ot Or*
gon. chairman of the public lands com
mittee- has submitted a report recom
mending the passage of the Mondell
measure embodying Secretary Lane's
project for farms for soldiers and sail
ors. The measure appropriates five
hundred million dollars.
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AMERICAN SOLDIERS LEAD GER
MAN GIRLS TO HYMEN'S ALTAR
COBLENZ- Aug.- 4— Army head
quarter* have received reports of mar
riages between American soldiers and
German girls No charges have yet
been filed against the men- as it is be
lieved that most of the marriages were
due to a misunderstanding of the re
gulations.
It is said that even after the Unit
ed States ratifies the peace treaty
marriages with Germans will be pro
hibited.
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON- Aug.- 4— Child
ren's bureau of the Department of La
bor says three*to six million American
children are not sufficiently fed be
cause the parents are unable to buy
sufficient food on their present in
come owing to the high price of food*
j stuffs.
! WANT WAGES INCREASED
WASHINGTON. Aiir - 4— Hepre
sentative Fitzgerald has asked Presi*
dent Wilson to advocate increased
wages for all government employees
who are notoriously underpaid.
GOVERNMENT OWNEKSHIP
WASHINGTON. Aug.- 4— Repio
’sentative Sims- Democrat of Tennes
see- has introduced a hill proposing
government ownership of railroads.
Representative Sims said that this en
actment would establish hahuony b»
tween the public- wage earners and
capitalists and be a long step towards
abolishing th* high cost of living by a
reduction in transportation charges.
TO SELL FOOD DIRECT
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 4— The Wa*
Department plans to dispose of all its
surplus food stocks through postrna<t
?rs. It was orginally planned to sell
only canned cured meats and car* ted
vegetables to the people.
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BID THEM GOODBYE
Many were at the Seward dock yes
terday morning to bid goodbye to sev
eral well known citizens who left for
the states- the majority perhaps to
remain permanently. Among thos*
leaving on the Alameda who will be
missed in Seward’s social circles were
Mis* Cornelia Cooper- R. C. Colburn
and wife- Hugh Fouch and Lieut. C. C.
Hind- who has been connected with the .
stores Department of the commission.
WATER SHUT —OFF
Water will be shut off on Fourth
and Fifth avenue* and Washington
and part of Adams at 8 o’clock to*
night,
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The lighthouse tender Cedar* Capt.
Leadbetter* arrived in port during the
night from the westward.
The heavy rain yesterday swelled
the Resurrection river and last night
the water was running over the wagon
road several places.
Alice E. Anderson* from Xinilehlc*
who arrived on the Admiral Watson* is
registered at the Hotel Overland.
J. M. Kyle is registered at the Ho
tel Sexton from Moose Pass having
pozae in on the train last night.
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Bv A*aorl»i«d Pre«*
LUOEHNE. Aug.- 4— British Laboi
leader Henderson- at the opening sea
sion today of the International Soda:
ist conference- said that before winter
arrives there will be a terrible spasm
of rage among Europeans in which th**
final remains of civilization may be
annihilated.
Henderson said the principal parN
of the treaty might be immediately
and thoroughly revised.
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HAS FISH FROM WESTWARD
The Admiral Watson has 25-000
cases of salmon aboard for Seattle*
15 000 cases being from Kodiak and
10.000 from Ahtak.
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DROPS PROPELLOR BLADE
Going into Anchorage on the trip
westward* ih*» Jteamer Admiral Wat
son dropped a propellor blade. TV
steamer was beached* a new blade put
on and the Watson proceeded.
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LAST DAY FOR TAX
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This is the last day for those be
tween 21 and 50 years of age to pay
the $5.00 school tax. Collector Woods
will be in his office in the basement of
the Bank of Seward building until 1
o’clock tonight, j ,
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ALAMEDA IN AND SAILS
SOUTH WITH MANY ABOARD
Steamer Alameda arrived in port
it 4 o'clock yesterday morning and
sailed south from the Seward dock :i*.
10:.'10 o’clock yesterday 'forenoon. The
Alameda brought seven firsY class
passengers and eighr. steerage from
Anchorage* had *r>l passengers aboard
from Anch#r.pe. The following pass*
t ngors sailed south from Seward o*i
t’.e Alameda: for Seattle— Cornelia
Cooper* George H. Berchard* R. *L
ST*pa»d and wife* R. C. Colburn and
wife* Mrs. G. W. Weir* J. L. O’Connor*
Ruth Guy* F. J. Seivert, Hugh Foucli*
C. C. Hind* George Schmidt and ei ght
steerage; for Cordova— F. E. Held
and wife* Mrs. W. R. Kubach and Al
vah Karnes; for LaTouche— Otto
Hahnedorff* Oscar Tilley* F. Kadel
R. C. Voge anti wife and ten steerag *.
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WATSON IN AND SOUTH
Steamer Admiral Watson arriv
ed from the westward shortly alter
seven o’clock last night loaded with
passengers and a large cargo of can
ned salmon. Passengers arriving on
the steamer for Seward were I)r. H.
Blyth- 0. J. Quinn. W. F. BonneP.
A. A. Frazier. Mrs. A. Anderson, Mrs.
E. R. Harrison* Louis Grinstad* Gus
Hadwiger* Robert Hadwiger* John
Rennis- Charles Johnson and seven
steerage.
The Admiral Watson went to the
San Juan plant and took aboard froz
en fish sailing south shortly after mid
night.
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I)R. BLYTH RETURNS
Dr. H. A. Blyth* who has been ab
sent to the westward for the past
month* returned on the Admiral War
*on* and his dental office was again
opened today. Dr. Blyth reports a sue*
cessful business trip.
MUCH FI Sit TAKEN OUT
The Alameda took nearly 1000 case*
of salmon from the San Juan plant
yesterday morning and the Admiral
Watson loaded her cold storage space
to capacity last night with frozen hal
ibut.
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SALMON PACK SHORT
The salmon pack to the westward
has dropped woefully for this season
according to passengers on the Admir
al Watson. Several westward cannery
men are aboard the Watson having ar
rived at Kodiak on the steamer- Ber
gen. The pack around Bristol bay is
.aid to be fifty percent lower than last
year.
SOLDIERS GOING OUT
The detachment of soldiers now in
Seward will leave on the Northwest
ern for Fort Liscum. There are 80 in
fantrymen aboard the Northwestern
now northbound and it is understood
that 24 are coming here to relieve the
'•oldiers at Seward.
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COHNCIL MEETS TONIGHT
The city council will hold a regular
session tonight in the Fire hall at 8
o’clock.
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FLIES TO UMPIRE GAME
TREVES* GERMANY* Aug.* 4—
Tommy O’Mara* former Connecticut
League baseball player* flew from Col*
om bey *les* Belles* France to Treves*
120 miles, to umpire a game between
two teams of the 7th Division* Ameri
can Army of Occupation. O’Mara is
Athletic Director for the Knights of
Columbus in Germany. Lieut. R. 0.
Williams of Winchendon* Mass., was
pilot of the airplane.
To the astonishment of the spect
ators • just before the game started*
Williams swooped his plane right into
the diamond* and O’Mara * wearing
che«tnrotector, and mask* stepped out
of the machine and called: “Batter
up.” .
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Hv Associated Press
LIVERPOOL. Aug.. 4— Troops
with fixed bayonets charged rioting
crowds today. Rioters filled the streets
during the night and wild demonstra
tions broke out. Policemen are also on
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a strike.
The Cruiser Valient and two de
stroyers today entered the Mersey
river to protect the docks here.
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ISLANDS
TO U.S. 1
LONDON. Aug.. 4— The Daily
News says hoth sides of tbe Atlantic
are seriously considering the sugges
tion that the British West Indies be
transferred to the United States in
part payment of England’s war debt
to America.
BUDAPEST. Aug.* 4— Despite
Italy’s objections* Rumanian troops to
day entered and occupied this city.
All RIGHT
WASHINGTON- Aug.. 4— The An
ti Saloon league’s counsel declares
that the war time prohibition enforce
ment act is constitutional.
Klihu Root believes that the act is
unconstitutional.
Anti-Saloon league officials say
that they are not planning an anti-to
bacco campaign.
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WICK RUSH AM IN SEATTLE
OX HIS WAY TO ALASKA
SEATTLE* Aug., 4— James Wick
sham arrived today from Washington
D. C.* on his way to Alaska to take
widence in the delegate election.
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TOBACCO ADVANCES TO
HIGH RATES IN ITALY
ROME* Aug.* 4— While Americans
complain of the advance of one and
two cents in the prices of cigars and
cigarettes* the prices in Italy have ad
vanced ten and twenty times what
♦hey were formerly. Cigarettes of th“
cheapest varieties which sold before
the war for 2 cents a box now sell for
20 cents* and sometimes 20 cents. Ci*
u s have mounted in price almost to
the point where thy are unmarketable.
Resides the difficulty of importing
tobacco* which* of course* adds con
dderably to the price— there is in
creased taxation upon it. The govern
mental income from tobacco in pie
war days amounted to approximately
$75*000*000 annually. During the past
fiscal year tobacco users have paid the
government $170*000*000* while for
the next year the budget anticipates a
revenue from tobacco of nearly $*>00
000,000. The latter will be one-sixth of
the entire budget.
DEATH OF PRIZED HORSE
OF LATE GENERAL NOGI
TOKIO* Auf?.’ 4— Tbe famous horse
“Longevity” which was presented bv
the Russian General Stoessel to« Gen*
.eral, Notf as a token of respect on the
occasion of the surrender of Port At*
thur in January, 1905* died the other
day. “Longevity V* mane has been sent
to the Nosri shrine at Mom°yama*
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* CHINESE PEEVE!)
* MANILA. Aug.. 4—The Chinese
* residents refuse to take any puit
* in the Victory Day celebration
* here saying that China’s aims in
* the war were defeated when Par*
* is conference gave Shantung to
* Japan.
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JAPANESE MAY GIVE
MUNITIONS TO RUSSIANS
TOKIO* Aug.« 4— General Roman*
ovsky has been sent hero by Admiral
Kolchak- leader of the All-Russian
government at Omsk* to negotiate
with the Japanese for munitions and
general supplies for the Russian arm\.
Although the Japanese government
in the past has been actively interest
(>(1 in Colonel Semenoff- the Cossack
leader at Chita- there is a disposition
here now to get into closer touch with
the Kolchak government at Omsk on
the ground that it is a serious move*
ment for the pacification of Jlussiu
and the* reconstruction of that trouln*
ed count 17.’ \
By Associated Press
SEATTLE. Aug. 4— According to
a special dispatch to the Times yester
day from Washington. President Wil
son’s request that Congress remain in
session has caused a postponement of
the trip to Alaska of the Congressmen
and Senators for one week. Conse
quently the members of the party will
not leave Washington until next Sat
urday night and leave Seattle on
Thursday* August 14th.
The postponement of the trip will
give Secretary of the Interior Frank
lin K. Lane an opportunity to make
the trip- according to the Time’s Dis
patch.
TRAVEL RESTRICTED
TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES
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WASHINGTON- Aug.* 4— Secre
tary of State Larking announces
the relaxation of the passport restric
tions* except to persons visiting Kuro
pean countries solely tor pleasuie »>i
recreation.
The restrictions on travel to Ger
many and Austria still hold.
MORE BODIES OFF
SOPHIA ARE
FOUND
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JUNEAU. Aug.. 4— The Deep Sea
Salvage Company yesterday brought
to Juneau nine*bodies of the Princess
Sophia victims. All but one body was
1 found on the bottom of Lynn Canal
outside of the wreck and within fiftv
feet of the vessel. One body was found
in the after holtf of the Sophia.
The bodies recovered have been
identified as follows:—
Andrew John Smyth* of Cleary.
J. W. Hyndman* of Vancouver*
watchman on the Sophia.
Alexander McLean* of Dawson.
George W. Daugreault* of Seattle.
Peter MacCaskie* of Nenana.
Elmer E. Stitzel* of Nenana.
Derby King* of Long.
John Wilheln^ Hellwinkle* of Daw
son.
One unidentified man.
Mcl^ean wysT said to have been Jack
London’s Sea Wolf.
The total number of bodies recov
ered to date are now 286 with about 65
bodies still unrecovered.
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Aug.. 4— Secre
tary of War Baker today submitted to
Congress the Department's bill author
izing a field army with a war strength
of one million two hundred and fifty
thousand men.
The active force of this army will
be five hundred- ten thousand regulars
the remainder being youths who will
be compelled to take a three month's
training course upon reaching their
nineteenth birthday.
This reserve strength will be used
to fill out twenty infantry divisions
and one cavalry division of the regu
lar army.
The bill provides the abolishment
of promotion of officers by seniority.
Secretary Baker stated that the war
had shown this system was defective.
In event of war the draft act is to
| be returned to force.
Secretary Baker told Congress that
the plans for the permanent peace
time army of five hundred . and ten
thousand men and the universal mili
tary training system was under the
war department’s plans. All special
army services created during the war
will be maintained as seperate branch
es except the chemical warfare will be
merged with the Engineering Corps.
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While handling a rifle in Keller
Bros, store Skagway. Roy Warren
pulled the trigger of the gun which
wax supposed to be not loaded* anrf
shot himself through the ^and.