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Daily Edition,and The Alaska Weekly Post
SEWARD. ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1918. TEN CENTS PER COPY
VohuM \l. Number 240. — ■ ■ ■ _ _ "* 1 1 1 ■■ ■ "■»—
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Feb.
v>—Allied prisoners taken by the Germans, including
Americans, are compelled to go without food foui dajs,
they being kept in iron cages during that time and requir
ed to remain standing, not allowed to even sit dowm for
one minute. During the four days the prisoners are con
stantly subjected to all manner of injustices in hopes that
thev will give out information regarding army positions.
This is the information that has come into possession of
the American Army officers here from documents taken
from German prisoners captured during the past three
days. The documents deals with the treatment to be ac
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corded all prisoners and includes both men and officers.
Each large army headquarters are supplied with small
iron cages and prisoners are kept in them for 96 hours
without food or water and their suffering said to be in
tense. At all hours of the day and night guards try to
make the prisoners divulge military secrets. The docu
ments end with the caution “that after this treatment, and
you receive no information, you are permitted to go any
length to secure what you believe will help in our war
work.”
HUN PAPERS CLAIM AMERICANS FOSTERING STRIKES
LONDON. Feb. 2.— Interest was added to the strike
situation in Germany by the publication in German news
papers. especially in Berlin, of the outline of a plan alleg
ed to be an Anglo-American plot to spread dissension in
the countries of the Central Powers. The Berlin news-,
papers claim that two hundred and fifty million marks
were raised in Washington, D. C., for use of thq, Anglo-1
American organization which started revolts and strikes
not only in Germany but in Austria and Hungary. The
papers further claim that the strikes have not been put
down but are spreading. All newspapers, with the excep
tion of the Socialist publications, urge the Imperial govern
ment to use the military to “thwart this Anglo-American
attempt to disrupt the harmony which has previously pre- J
vailed among the Germans and their allies.”
Several British papers commenting on this condition
i -state that if the plot was true, Germany and her allies are
only getting What Germany attempted to do in the Unied
^ates of America. The British newspapers state however
that the articles only show how the German government
is doing everything to distort her own troubles. -
FREIGHT TRAIN
RUNS AWAY AND
FIVE ARE DEAD
BELLINGHAM. Feb. 2. — Five
weit killed late last night when a
runaway Great Northern freight train
struck a Northern Pacific passtngei
train at Sedro Woolley. Charles E.
Patten, cf Seattle. President of
Atlas Lumber company, was among
thoso killed. Seventeen were irjured.j
PORTO RICO NOT TERRITORY
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. — Por e
ltican decrees holding that island to
be an organized incorporated terri
tory of the United States with the
federal constitution in fall force there
were reversed by the supreme court.!
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GERMANY CALLS BACK SI BS
PAKIS, Feb. 2. — Germany is re
calling her submarines to their bases
preparatory to adopting a new plan
of campaign according to reports here
today. One suggestion was that the.
older submarines were to be replaced
bv new armored U-boat cruisers, arm
ed with large guns.
MATCHES MUST ;
NOT BE MAILED
IS NEW ORDER1
The exclusion of solidified alcohol
and matches from the mails toi for-1
eign countries and the American ex
pcditionary forces and naval vessels
has been ordered by Postmaster Gen- (
eral E. S. Burleson. A copy of the;
order received by Postmaster Root
directs postmasters and other postal
officials to exercise due care to pro
vent the acceptance of packages con
taining the substance named for the
destinations above mentioned, and al
so of packages containing matches of
every kind, as well as cigar lighters,
fuse lighters, storm lighters, etc.
Every effort should be made by the
postmasters, the orders directs, to ad
vise the relatives and friends of the
soldiers, sailors and marines of the
foregoing prohibitions; that all pack
ages are thoroughly inspected before
being forwarded and that any such
prohibited articles found therein will
be confiscated.
HEAVY TOLL IS
TAKEN IN PARIS
BY AN AIR RAID
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PARIS, Feb. 2. — It was officially
announced today that 4.”» persons were
killed in the enemy air laid on Illi
cit y last Wednesday night. Two hun
dred and seven were injured. No es
timate is given as to the property
damage which is conceded to hav
been luge.
SAYS SPRUCE
EXPERTS ARE. j
WANTED NOW!
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. — Former
governor West, of Oregon, told the
Senate military committee today that
the delay in getting spruce for aero
planes could be charged to the ignor
ance of the spruce industry to officers
of the Signal Corps in Washington
and the general personnel of the Or
egon Advisory Board. “No one has
yet,” said the former governor, “come
to Oregon who understands the spruce
industry as regards its requirements
for aeroplanes.”
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49-ER IS DEAD
NEW YORK, Fob. 2. — General
Horace W. Carpenter, one of the or
iginal forty-niners who was reported
to have amassed a twenty million
dollar fortune in the western gold
fields, died today at the age of 9...
Mr. Carpenter was a former mayor of
Oakland, Cal.
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BRITAIN IS SPENDING
$36,156,770 PER DAY
LONDON, Feb. 2. — Britain’s av
erage daily war expenses at present
are 7,157,000 pounds (about $36,156,
770), Chancellor of the Exchequer
Bonar Law told the house of com
mons today.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. — Regu
lation and protection of Alaskan fish
eries is proposed in a bill introduced
by Delegate Sulzer, of that territory.
It would create the office of commis
sioner of fisheries for Alaska.
DR. KEATING GIVEN I
WAR APPOINTMENT
FOR THE TERRITORY
L)r. 0. J. Keating, of this city, has
been appointed Director of the Pre
paredness League of American Den
tists in Alaska, organized under the
auspices of the National Dental'Asso
ciation. The notice < ame a week or
ten days ago but in the mail yester
day on the Alaska full particulars
and official notification of the appoint
ment was received from Arthur L.
Mood, of San Francisco, with the ap
proval of the War Department, office
of the Surgeon General.
Dr. Keating will direct the a trail’s
of his office from Seward and will
make divisional and sectional appoint
ments of other dentists from here.
The main purpose of the Prepar
edness League of American Dentists:
is to place the mouths of all drafted
men in the best possible condition so
that they may render the best pos
sible service in winning the horrible
war.
The Dental league works in con
junction with the local draft boards
and reputable dentists will be ap
pointed as dental examiner of each
draft board in the Territory. Mr.
Flood has left the plan for carrying
out the work in Alaska entirely with
Dr. Keating, as Mr. Flood writes:
the plan which might be feasible for
the states would not be practical in
the territory.”
The dental requirements for the
army are that each man must have at
least .eight serviceable natural mas
ticating teeth, either biscuspids or
molars, four above and four below op
posing, and six serviceable natural in
cisors or canines, three above and
three below opposing. These teeth
must be so opposed as to serve the
purpose of incision and mastification.
There must be one molar above and
one below on one side which occulde;
the remaining six opposing masticat
ing teeth may be either biscuspids 01
molars.
Teeth restored by crown or fixed
bridge work, when such work is well
placed and thoroughly serviceable, are
to be considered as serviceable nat
ural teeth within the meaning of the
above paragraph.
A well fitting artificial denture,
plate or removal bridge, is allowed to
take the place of missing teeth, pro
viding the serviceable natural teeth
on one side of the mouth are sufficient
to meet one half the masticating,
(biscuspid or molar) requirements
fixed above as the minimum.
If dental work will restore the teeth
so as to meet the requirements out
lined in the preceding ; paragraphs,
the man should bo accepted and sent
to his cantonment, where the dentai
work needed to bring him within the
requirements will be carried out. The
abovb four paragraphs are those gov
erning much of the work of the den
tal examiners.
As usual with many of the branch
' es of the war service of the govern
l ment, the dentists will serve without
, pay as examiners in that way helping
do their bit for the war cause.
LIGHTS CANDLE;
FUMES EXPLODE
ZOO ARE DEAD
PETROGRAD, Feb. 2. — Two hun
dred persons perished in a fire in an
alcohol factory at Nove Archangelsk
late last night. A crowd of carous
els broke into the factory and became
trapped in a cellar. Some one light
ed a candle and the fumes exploded.
WORKMEN AT
MUNICH CALL
3-DAY STRIKE
LONDON, Feb. 2. — A three day)
I strike has been declared at Munich
according to a dispatch received this
forenoon from Amsterdam. The strike,
is a demand for peace from the work
men.
ITALIANS MAKE
GOOD ADVANCE
UPON AUSTRIANS
ROME, Feb. 2. — The Austrians
made an attack this morning on the
Asigo piateau in attempt to drive the
Italians from their newly won posi
tions on Monte Delbella. The official
report from the front says lhal the
Teutons were unable to reach the
Italian lines. By sudden counter at
tacks Hie Italians advanced their lines
as far as the head of (he Telegc Val
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MAY CHANGE
FOOTBALL HOLE
IN CALIFORNIA
STANFORD, Cal., Feb. 2. — The
Jniversity of Stanford’s athletic
board of control has proposed to the
University of California that both the |
American and Rugby football be play-j
ed between the two institutions. Rug
by will be played in the spring and
the American game in the fall. The
proposal will be discussed tonight at
a joint meeting in San Francisco.
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MAKE AIR RAID
LONDON, Feb. 2. — An official
statement today says that British air
men have bombed the airdome south
of Ghent and the large ammunition
station east of Roulers also the rail
way siding at Courtrai. Four Ger
man machines were downed during
the raid. The official statement fur
ther says that nine British machines i
participating in the laid are missing.,
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WOMAN OF 71 HAS
KNIT 16 SWEATERS
ABERDEEN, Wn., Feb. 2. — Mrs.
S. F. Cummings, who was 71 years;
old Sunday, has a record at Red Cross
headquarters of having knit sixteen,
sweaters, fourteen mufflers, seven
pairs of socks, twelve pairs of wrist
lets and two helmets since last Sep-!
tember. Mi-s. Cummings is able to!
walk only with the aid of crutches on'
account of a permanent injury to her,
knee.
ROLL OF DRUM
GIVES TIME TO
MILITARY UNIT
There was a large number in at
tendance at the drill last night of the
Seward Military Unit and the boys
were put through the various foot
movements and manual of arms with
drum accompaniment of Virgil Rich.
Capt. Ryan announced additional
appointment as corporals, naming
Charles Martin and John Sullivan.
Other appointments of non-coms will
be made shortly.
Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock
there will be a special meeting of the
non-commissioned officers.
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DISEASED FISH SOLD
TO SOLDIERS AT CAMP
CAMP LEWIS, Feb. 2. — Orders
were issued at this cantonment today,
establishing an army inspection of all
fish sold for soldier’s mess, following
discovery that diseased fish was being
supplied. The fish sold by private
contractors were found to contain pa
rasitic life, destructive to the health
of the men.
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MAY ABANDON
MONDAY AS A
HEATLESS DAY
WASHINGTON, Feb. *. — After a
conference between Director Gener.il
McAdco, of the railroad? and Fuel
Administrator Garfield, there are
strong indication that heatless Mon
days in the middle west and along the
Atlantic seaboard will be abandoned
after next Monday. The fuel prob
lem has now become one of purely
transportation and it is believed that
as soon as the storms abate fuel will
be moved in sufficient quantities to
meet all demands.
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WANTS DOGS USED IN ARMY
WRIGHTSTOWN, N. J., Feb. 2. —
Thousands of lives can be saved in
France by army dogs and homing pi
geons, said Maj. Gen. Scott, comman
der of Camp Dix, in starting a cam
paign for both of these battle front
auxiliaries. At present there is no .
appropriation in the war budget for
the purchase of either dogs or pigeons
Maj. Gen. Scott added.