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-- THE ALASKA EVENING POST
Volume XI Number 187. SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1917. _Ten Cents the Copy
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GEN. KORNILOFF NOW
CHI ; OF RUSSIANS;
KAISER HAS COUNCIL
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
PARIS. Aug. 2, (Official).—Bad weather continues in
Belgium and is hampering the allied movements.
Two German counter attacks were made east and
south of Rheims last night hut both failed.
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KORNILOFF COMMANDS—WOMEN TO FIGHT
(By Associated Tress Dispatch)
PETROGRAD, Aug. 2.—General Korniloff, the
voung Siberian officer whose wonderful advance in Galicia
was only checked by the traitorous collapse of an adjoin
ing army has been named commander-in-chief of the Rus
sian armies to succeed General Brussilotf, whose resigna
tion has been accepted by the minister of war.
The movement for the creation of a great army of
women is progressing throughout Russia like.wildfire as
the result of the heroic conduct of Vera ButchkarefFs fe
male battalion, which held the line after detachments of
men on either flank had fled.
Russian troops yesterday evacuated Uskull bridge
head fifteen miles southeast of Riga and it was today oc
cupied by German troops.
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RETAIN NEW YPRES-ROULERS LINE
(By Associated Tress Dispatch)
LONDON, Aug. 2, (Official).—British forces launched
a counter attack against German position in Flanders
along the Ypres-Roulers railway today, completely re-es
tablishing their former line, where the Germans had re
gained some territory yesterday.
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KAISER CALLS WAR COUNCIL
(By Associated Tress Dispatch)
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 2.—'The Kaiser has called for a
council of war by his military and naval leaders which will
be held in Brussels today.
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U. S. SURGEONS WERE THERE
(Ujr Associated Press Dispatch)
LONDON, Aug. 2.—American surgeons assisted in
caring for the wounded during the great battle in Flan*
(lei’s.
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DRYS DELAY VOTE TO GAIN FORCE
AFTER SENATE VOTES FAVORADLY
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2—National prohibition lead
ers decided today not to permit the House to vote on the
national prohibition resolution adopted by the Senate
yesterday, until the regular session in December. It is
believed that by delaying action th'^ prohibition cause will
be helped.
The resolution to submit to the States a prohibition
amendment to the constitution was passed by the Senate
late yesterday by a vote of 65 to 28, more than the neces
sary two-thirds.
BIG BARRLEL MINE
BLOWS UP NINE
MEN OF GALOWAY
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
GALWAY, Ireland, July 9, (By
Mail).—Nine Galway fishermen were
blown to pieces a few days ago while
examaining a German “barrel mine,”
w’hich they had found at sea and towed
ashore.
Irish fishermen have made lately a
great many lucky hauls of barrels con
taining petrol, tallow, oils and simi
lar treasures, supposedly from torpe
doed ships. This time they saw a prom
ising looking barrel afloat some dis
tance from land, with a convenient
handle on each side, and they prompt
ly towed it ashore, rolling it up on
the beach for examination.
Four men were in the boat, and six
more gathered around while the prize
was on the beach. One man, Joseph
O’Flaherty, had a suspicion of dan
ger, and warned the others, but they
paid no attention to him, and he hid
himself behind a rock.
One of the fishermen removed a
couple of screws from the head of the
barrel, and then began to pull out a
piece of cord. The explosion which
followed was heard miles away, and
shook houses for miles distant.
After a time, O’Flaherty, who had
been wounded in the head with a piece
of stone, stood up, but not a trace of
the mine or the men was to be seen.
There was only a great hole in the
beach.
GATEWAY MAN
OEE FOR WAR
Walter Cough in, of The Gateway, and
Aubrey Beem, of Local Drug
Firms, Will Answer Call.
The war came closer home today
when advices were received that Wal
ter Coughlin, accountant for The
Gateway, and Aubrey Beem, employee
of the Seward Drug Co., had been
drawn for the first National ajfliy.
Coughlin was third baseman and
Beem shortstop for the Seward ball
team and this leaves some hole in the
infield, for they will take the Admiral
Evans south tonight.
These men had registered at Seat
tle before coming north.
They have gained a host of friends
during their stay here and the well
wishes of all will go with them.
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STOLE PAPERS
FROM OFFICER
Grabbed Valuable Documents for
Laundry Explanation for
Peculiar Stunt
WRANGLE, July 19.—A theft of
a most serious nature occurred in Pet
ersburg Saturday night when a parcel
of papers belonging to Lieut. C. C.
Clark, a naval recruiting officer,
were stolen from the hotel.
The papers had no monetary value,
but their loss stopped the work of re
cruiting until they were recovered.
As soon as it became known that
the theft had occurred the marshal
and several loyal citizens got busy on
the case but were unable to get the
slightest clue.
Being unable to proceed with the
w'ork of recruiting with his records
and blanks gone, Lieut. Clark and
party proceeded to Ketchikan. Shortly
after his arrival at Ketchikan, Lieut.
Clark received a cable message ad
vising him that the stolen property
had been recovered, and he at once
returned to Petersburg.
The alleged thief is a man named
James O’Donnell, who claimed that he
was under the influence of liquor and
thought he was taking his laundry.
The Petersburg laundryman stated
that O’Donnell had never had anything
laundered in his laundry. O’Donnell
served a jail sentence in Juneau last
year, and later was in trouble in Ket
chikan. When O’Donnell gets through
with this case he will probably be able
to distinguish between a bundle of
laundry and a parcel of government
papers, whether he is drunk or sober.
The seriousness of the offense is
indicated when it is known that a fail
ure to recover the stolen property
might have resulted in the War De
partment closing the port of Peters
burg until after the war.—Sentinel.
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WARNER’S ILLNESS
PROVED FATAL
Word was received today that E.
J. Warner, well-known Anchorage
realty man, who was stricken with
paralysis last week, died Saturday
night and was buried Sunday.
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What promises to be the biggest
copper strike in the Prince Williams’
Sound in recent years, is reported
at Valdez by Frank Winchester, P.
H. Daley, Ben Silverman and Charles
R. Crawford, all miners and business
men of this city. The deposit, which
is a chalcopyrite ore, is located near
Wells bay and averages between 60
and 70 feet in width and extends at
least 6,000 feet. The vein is a true
fissure lying between graywack and
greenstone, with well-defined walls.
Three assays gave returns of $38,
$41 and $59 per ton.
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S. S. Bryant, of Livingstone, Mont.,
is a guest at The Seward.
U. $. MAY INTERVEN!
IN LUM 1STRIK
CAR STRIKERS WIN
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
SEATTLE, Aug. 2.—Strike conditions are more seri
ous in the Puget Sound district than ever, today, in spite
of the fact that the street car strike has been settled.
The wooden shipyards are closing because the em
ployes refuse to handle or use lumber urned out by non
union crews of the Washington sawmills.
Carpenters at the big military cantonment near Ta
coma also threatened to strike against using the output of
non-union lumber mills, and intervention by the govern
ment in the general mill strike which was called by the
I. W. W. is probable.
The street car men won their contention of the right
to join the national union, but conceded the “Open Shop”
so that the company can employ non-union members.
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RUSSIA IS DOING HER BEST TO WIN
(By Auociattd Pros DUpnlch)
j PETROGEAD, Aug. 2.—The government has sent a
| note to the Allies saying that the Russian provisional gov
ernment intends to bring to successful end the task of es
tablishing an administration capable of meeting all dan
1 gers and guiding the country in the path of regeneration.
Russia will not suffer herself to be deterred by any
difficulty in carrying out its irrevocable decision to con
tinue the war to final triumph and to attain the principles
proclaimed by the Russian revolution.
CAPTAIN OF U. S. AIR CORPS KILLED
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
MINEOLA, N. Y., Aug. 2.—Capt. Ralph Taylor, com
manding the training section of the aviation corps here,
was killed today and Sergt. Thomas Pell, his companion
and pupil, suffered a broken jaw and internal injuries,
when the airplane in which they were driving plunged 800
feet to the ground. Taylor, who was driving, lost control
of the machine.
SECRETARY LANE GIVES REASON FOR
ASKING ADDITIONAL $4,0000,000
The letter from Secretary Lane to
the Secretary of the Treasury asking
for the $4,000,000 for additional work
on the government railroad, has just
been received from Washington.
The letter follows:
Washington, D. C., July 12, 1017.
Dear Mr. Secretary: Because of
the favorable weather conditions and
the capable organization the work of
building the Government railroad in
Alaska is further advanced than we
anticipated would be the case when es
timates were submitted for the fiscal
years 1917 and 1918. Since those es
timates were submitted the prices for
all commodities have greatly increased
and these increases a**e reflected in
the wages paid, the cost of transport
ing supplies, etc.
The railroad is now in operation
from Seward northward for a distance I
of 71 miles. Track has also been laid
southward from Anchorage to Rabbit |
Creek, a ditsanee of 10 miles, and
northward on the main line toward
Fairbanks, 61 miles, and on the branch
line leading to the Matanuska coal
fields from Matanuska Junction to
Kings River, on the western edge of j
the coal fields, a distance of 24 miles. |
All of these stretches of line, aggre- j
gating 166 miles, are now being oper
ated. At the present rate of construc
tion, track will be laid to the end of
the branch at Chickaloon, which is the
heart of the Matanuska coal fields, by
September, thus giving a completed
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line from the Matanuska coal fields to
tidewater at Anchorage. There is a
gap of some .‘10 miles on the main line
between Seward and Anchorage along
Turnagain Arm which is very difficult
to contsruct. The work in many
places is through solid rock, and many
engineering difficulties are here en
countered. It is extremely desirable
to have this gap completed as rapidly
as possible and our energies are being
directed toward this end. It will be
necessary to have additional funds- to
do this, and the Alaskan Engineering
Commission advises me that if $4,
000,000 additional is secured extra
work can be done here, the gap closed,
and the line completed from Seward
to the Matanuska coal fields and from
Matanuska Junction northword to Ta’
keetna, thus covering most of the agri
cultural district and bringing the rails
to within a reasonable distance of Wil
low Creek and Cache Creek mining
districts. This would make the Mata
nuska coal available for the needs of
the Navy and for general use on the
Pacific coast.
In order to carry out this program,
I submit herewith an estimate in the
sum of $4,000,000, with request that it
be transmitted to Congress at an early
day with a view to favorable consid
eration thereof. This estimate has re
ceived approval of the President.
Cordially yours,
FRANKLIN K. LANE,
Secretary.
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SEWARD FANS
TO CELEBRATE
Big Time Tonight In Honor of Boy»
Who Took Series From
Anchorage
Our victorious ball team and the
fans, eighty-six of 'em, arrived in the
wee small hours this morning, tired
but happy.
The boys are not very enthusiastic
over their treatment at the hands of
some of the Anchorage ball team man
agement but make plenty of allow
ances, for the latter were sure griev
ously disappointed at not being able to
make a better showing.
The Anchorage men, according to
the local team, are certainly real ball
players, but had not received the back
ing necessary to put life and ginger
into the game which makes for win
ning ball.
One of the Seward fans gave a
dance while at Anchorage and invited
all to attend as his guests.
There was a lot of fun over the
wagers and the roooting at all three
games by the Seward contingent was a
feature all to itself.
The real celebration of the victory
will be tonight at the big baseball
dance following the picture show.
It is probable that there will be
more ball games played during the
season, for District Engineer Hansen
at Potter Creek, an ardent fan and as
fine a sportsman as there is on the
line, has a team which he says can
play pretty good ball, and he wants
to have a try against Seward.
ACTIVE TIME
ON ARM NOW
Well Known Alaska Woman Says
Busy Season Ahead On
Railroad Work
Mrs. A1 Chalifeur, who runs the road
house at Mile 85 and is one of the best
known women in this part of Alaska,
being the first woman to drive a dog
team over the Seward-Iditarod trail,
is in town on business.
“Things are certainly booming along
Turanagain Arm," said Mrs. Chalifeur
this morning. “Three new’ station
gangs landed at Gird wood yesterday
and the place w’as as busy as I have
ever seen it. These men w’ere on their
way to camps near Bird Point and
said more men w’ere coming.
“This has been a good season for
gardens and I have a splendid patch
of vegetables around my road house.”
Mrs. Chalifeur has to go Outside on
account of the illnes of her son, but ex
pects to bring him North to recuperate
as soon as possible.
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PICTURE SHOW TONIGHT
BEFORE BIG DANCE
Capt. Luttrell desired the use of the
Arctic Brotherhood hall Friday night
for the drill of the military unit and
for that reason the picture show will
be given tonight before the dance.
There will be an unusually fine show’
and a big attendance is expected.
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Rev. G. J. Zinn leaves for Valdez
on the Admiral Evans tonight but will
return again to Seward about the mid
dle of August.
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THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum .65
Minimum .42
Current....„...55
Rain, trace.
Partly cloudy. South wind.
WEATHER TOMORROW
Clear. Southerly winds.
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