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SEWARD, ALASKA. TUESDAY,'OCTOBER 29,~i918T~ C&JTS PBB OOP
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RECOVER 200
BODIES
Jl-NEAU. Oil., 29— Nearly 21V
bodies of victims of the wreck of V'C
Princess Sophia have been recove vd I
by tilt score ol small !>■ fits ,m ; hinjt ,
along the lieaches ot Lynn canal near
Vanderbilt Keef. The bodies have been
placed aboard the Prince ss Alice
which sails tomorrow morning f’ >*
Vancouver, B. U.
Bodies of known Alaskans recover
ed so far follows:—
Henry Bradley Parkin, Fairbanks.
George M. Williams, Fairbanks.
A. l>. Pinska. Fairbanks.
Charles Chandquist, Fairbanks.
F. C. Beyer, Circle.
Oscar A. Poppert, Poorman.
J»m George, Fairbanks.
LAST MOKI> FROM SOPH I V.
JUNEAU. Oct.. 29— It is now be- j
liewd that the P> in**<■ .«> Soph.a found
ore*! last Saturday morning bet we* i» i
i> and 6 o'clock.
The U. S. government lighthou; j
render Cidar. near the set no, rr eiv.t; i
a wireless fioni the Princess Sophia;
at •"» o’clock Saturday morning w hich j
sai<l: 4’\Vo are foundering. Believ l
all will be lost.”
The Cedar replied that she was
-it‘*'inung towards the scene. A snow*
storm was raging anti a gale was
blowing. At H o’clock the Cellar reach
ed the scene, the snow stopped slight
ly, and the tops of the two masts of
the Princess Sophia voie all that v e e
visible.
LOCKE WAS ( APT UN.
VANCOUVER. B. C.. Oct.. 2:>—
Capt. F. L. Locke, who has been with
the Canadian Pacific Steamship knes
for 22 years, was in command of the
Princess Sophia on her fatal trip.
COFFINS SENT NORTH.
SEATTLE. Oct., 20— Two hundr u
• coffins were taken north this nvrr»M?
aboard th»* steamer City or S^at*1*
for Juneau, for victims of the Prin
# ces> Sophia wreck.
BF.MsI \N C VB1NET WILL
RETURN TO OWN COUNTRY
WRl? Oct.. 20— The P»« lc:ian Cab
inet will return to Re!e»um tomorrow.
"The member take formal leave t >dav
i !«;»• r thsnkrd Franc** for :!! hos -
pitality.
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Some men carry themselves well,
others act as though they wanted to
he carried.
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LONDON. Oct.. 20— An unoffiii:.'
dispatch from Constantinopl • sav.-.
that Turkey, independently of t!u* o’.i
or countries of the Central Powei .
has presented peace proposals to •
Allies and it is expected that neirot
iations will end very shortly.
ESCAPE THK SOPHIA.
Kric Nelson and Ja*k Brcvig, r<
gistered at the Overland hotel. ar«
shaking hands witli themselves. Boil*
men tried to catch the steamer ukon
from Nenana for Whitehorse but e’
accomodations had been sold. Nelson
intended going to Prince Rupert in 1
would have been aboardMhe Princes.*
Sophia a.' were others who left Nena
na on the Yukon. Nelson and llrovig
started out overland ar.d arrives! here
last Saturday night.
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SEWARD SNAPSHOTS'
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Fredrick Broadwell is registered a
the Overland from out the line Tl .*
is the first time Mr. Broad ell hr.
been in for three months.
Capt. l/ouis Knaflich, gas boat own
or, is registered at the Hotel Seward
No trace has been found of the fish
ing boat Dewey which broke awa\
from her anchorage several week
ago. li the boat drifted out to sea -•
has probably foundered by this tim •
The lights at the entrance of Res
urecction Bay on the outside are 1>«.‘ s
out according to the captains of C.
Eunice and Apokak.
Freighter Skagway was suppo ed '
have sailed from Seattle la<t n;gh‘
via Southeastern Alaska ports. Tb*
Skagway is umlerstood to have m-i”
aboard for all ports of call including
Seward.
The Masons held a meeting last
night and had first degree work.
F. E. Leslie has returned from a t ip
to Anchorage.
Robert J. Weir returned last nigld
from Anchorage where he had been on
a conference trip with Chairman Edo.
EDES COMING HERE.
Chairman Ed»v, of the A. E.
! will probably arrive here on Satur
| day's train and will take the steamer
Admiral Wat-on southbound which
! will In- about tb.r middle of next w<m k.
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CAPTWN DOWLDSON NOW
A PRISONED OF GERM VNS.
LONDON. Oct., 2J>— Captain M.
Donaldson, of the Rritish medico
corps, who roved for Cemhridj:*
against Hazard in tOOf.. is off:cialK
reported to be a prisoner in Germany.
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Fox farmers of the Atlin and Car
cross sections have done well this year
i according to J. M. Hanna, ’an Atlin
, mining man.
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Gentian Federal Council has approved
the hill amending the Imperial Go -
man constitution in form as a loot*'!
’>y the Reichstag.
Fast Saturday the Reichstag a nerd
ed the constitution by placing th • m I
itary authorities under control <*f a
1 civil government. This adition causeil
General Fudendoi ff to resign.
MIZZFK THK KAISKK.
“Muzzle the Kasor” is a now oc*k»"
billiard game which is gaining o» pn
larity. It is played with a rogi.’.vtion
set of f if toon numbered balls.
Nos 1 to 12 (inclusive) arc C nran
soldiers.
No. Id is Von Hindenburg, h-*a ! of
| the German army.
No. 14 is Von Capello, head d' th
German Navy.
No li) is Kaiser H • . k'*»d * ■* th*
empire.
Halls are to be pocketed in i
ion rotation.
Killing or pocketing a Gonna ', s •’
dici counts 1.
Killing Von Hindenburg eou its 1
Killing Von Capelle counts 1 I.
Killing Kaiser Hill counts lo.
IF any one of tho officers are pod
oted in a side pocket the hall conn*
louble, making a possible total of !'*
in one frame.
If none of the officers are pocketed
in a side pocket there is a possible to
tal of 54.
The throe officers are to be : >o't*
j n the center of tin* triangle.
| The first player making a total of
j ">J noints wins tho game.
In all other respects the rules cov
: » ring rotation pocket billiards will ap
i ply.
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| NEW ORLEANS GROCERY
STORES MUST CLOSE WHEN
REEK M VNUFACTURK STOFNS.
j NEW ORLEANS. Oct., 2D— Mon
' than on“ hundred grocery stem's ,:n
Now Orleans will go out of business
after the manufacture of beer is dt<
' continued on December 1. aocord’ng
to A. A. I/arose , secretary of the vew
Orleans Retail Grocers’ association.
| 0<’ th“ more than two thousand gro
ceries in th“ city about half are opor
ated in connection with saloons, Mr
Larose states, ami of this number
about ton per cent almost entirely
are supported by revenue from the
1 bar.
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LONDON, Oct., 21>— Austria's r<>
ply to President VVil ;on is viewed h< re
as > ncwdit :or:d surrender.
Palis newspapers say that the no* •
means Austria's capitulation.
Both French and British papers ed
t rially urge caution least a snare
h dd« n.
The Echo d'Paris says: “Beware of
tin* last convulsions of a coloss 1 ei •
emv that has not yet been complete y
crushed. The situation will not !•«
clear until militan defeat is aii.now
ledped or inflicted.”
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E. R. Tai*water, disbursing aff« n.t
of the Seward Division of the kovci .
ment railroad, expects to leacc lor *n •
states within the next couple of wee
to pet into some service in the army
Julian H. Reed will be M*\ Tarwater'.
successoi.
Mr. Tarwater has been disbursing
a^ent of the commission on the Sew-.
ard division since February DM 6. with
the exception of a short time ho was
transferred to the Seattle office. Frotr
Seattle Mr. Tarwater returned here in
January 1D17. He is one of the Rood
fellows and has always been promi
nent in the life of the town.
HARR GOING OUT.
T. M. Harr, chief accountant of th *
Seward division, expects to leave on
the Admiral Farragut for Soatt e
thence to Washington, l). C., At the
latter place Mr. Hair will get int3 th<*
war game probably as an accountant
with tho airplane hoard.
Mr. Harr has been one of the ener
getic citizens since being in Seward,
has taken great interest in all civic
movements. He is a corporal in the
Seward Military Unit.
DR1L TONIGHT
The regular Tuesday night drill oi
•he Seward Military Unit will be h«’.(
tonight starting at 7:15 o’clock. To
Tuesday night drill is always a short
but fast one and over by 8 o’clock.
HENRY GEIGER, ALASKA
PIONEER, DIES AT CAMP.
Henry E. Geiger, member of the Ruby
lodge, Pioneers of Alaska, died recent
ly at Camp Dodge, Iowa, following an
attack of pneumonia. The deceased
was in service with the Fourteenth
infantry. The body will be taken to
Seattle and then to Iditarod or Kus
kolcwim whort it will bo buried.
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GUISE
PARIS, Oct., 29— General Debeny'*
First French Army continues to cl >se
in on Guise. The army has cat:tur»»i
the fir^t line of German trenches, the
* arracks and hospital south of Guise
and this afternoon had passed the
Louvry farm. The army is prog;*ess
alon.? the right bank of the Peron
river.
BOMBING AMERICANS
WITH THE AMERICAN'S, Oct.. 20
—Th*‘ Germans are furiously bombing
the center of the American front. The
Americans are responding equally as
furiously.
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ARTILLERY DUELS
LONDON', Oct., 29— Haig reported
today that artillery duels and patio!
encounters were the only activity on
the British front.
FORM NEW
HUN STATE
reports that an independent anti- dy
iv* state h*»s been formed in Hun
gary under the leadership of (>>urt
Karol.vis in an agreement with the
Czechs and south Slavonians. Karol y
is declared that he presented th«- pr -
gram to the Emperor who refused ;t,
thereupon plans for an independent
state were put in effect.
GOLD OUTPUT
OF INTERIOR
THIS_ SEASON'
Volncy T. Richmond, superintend
of the N. C. Company, ffives the fol
lowing estimate of the K‘>ld yield o'
the various £old-producing localities
of the Alaskan Yukon valley for the
present season:—
Iditarod ..$1,5000,0 10 j
Fairbanks. 1,000.010
Tolovana . 900,000 j
Rubv . 250,000
Marshall . 200,000
Hot Springs . 150,000
Koyukuk ..'. 140,000
Circle . 100,000 J
, Rampart . 30,006 <
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WITH THE ALLIES ON* THE 1*1
' AY'E, Oct., 20— The* Austro-Hungar
ian last lines ot resistance on the I*'
ave central positions have been broken
by the French, Hritish and Italians.
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AMKHIC ANS IN KKSKKVfc.
ITALIAN* HEADQUARTERS. Oct.
20— American soldiers are held in re
serve at many points along the 2*i:*v •.
t \rm:K 15,000 prisoners
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ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS on
i THE PIAVE, Oct., 29— King Email*
I uel witnessed the Allied forces mase
the difficult crossing of the Piave riv
er. The King was under fire of Aos
tran guns for several hours.
Early this morning the general a*
tack started. The British, French and
Italians pushed slowly across. Fift«*/i
thousand prisoners were tak«*n *n the
first advance.
For the third time this year, the
Piave is again the seen** of a desper
ate battle, this time th** tables ar*
turned and the Austrians are re-i:d
ting desperately. The Austrians ha* •
been pressed back from the eastern
bank. For five days the preliminaries
have been going on.
Austrian prisoners state that the/
know nothing of the political situat
ion at home or of the effort: of Au
tria to arrange an armistice.
Late this afternoon it was officially
announced that the Allies crossed th»
Piave in the face 01 heavy cannonad
ing of strong machine gun fire. Thu
Austrians were given a heavy blow.
FAIR WEATHER PREVAILS.
ROME, Oct., 29— Thunks to fair
weather, the Allies are reported •>
have left the Piave several miles be
hind southeast of Montello. The roa
to the battlefields of the Piave a;v
crowded with advancing forces and
prisoners being dispatched to the
rear.
FOR RED CROSS
E. R. Tarwater has received a rhc<k
tor $63 from Mrs. N. E. Ohlsson. w?fe
of the U. S. Deputy Marshal at Gird
wood, and this sum is for the local
chapter of the Red Cross. Mrs. Ohls
son raffled off a phonograph at Giid
wood last week and the proceeds nrc
for the Red Cross.
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GOOD NEWS BAY STRIKE
PROVES TO BE BLOOMER.
The reported gold strike at Goo^
News Ray did not pan out according
to Otto F. Kroehle, who stampeed^d
from Seward last spring, for that dis
trict. Mr. Kroehle returned yester
day on the Apokak from Rethel
is at the Hotel Seward. There is gold
in the Good News Ray district but
nothing fabulous.