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SEWARD. ALASKA, FRIDAY. APRIL 19, 1918. TEN CENTS PER COPY
Volume M. Number . 04. _____
Seward Goes “Over The Top” in Third Liberty Loan Sales
Seward’s quota of 923,000, for the third Liberty Loan
bond, has been raised and gone over to $30,000 and it is
predicted today that before the end of the campaign, May
!th, Seward will double the quota assigned. "Do get’em’
Tarwater, paymaster of the Seward Division of the Al
askan Engineering Commission, wired in this morning
that he was at Kern creek and had $9,000 for the Liberty
loan. Mr. Tarwater is coming back and will arrive tomor
row afternoon giving him two days to secure sub
scriptions along the line. Both banks report their sales
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are increasing and having already reached the above
amount. Returns will come into the bank from many
outside, tributary to Seward, before May 4th and the
chances are good that Seward will not only have an honor
flag but also a blue star upon it.
N UTRALS
ENTICED
BY HUNS
WASHINGTON. April 1!'. — In
seeking to arrange commercial agree
merits with neutral countries. Ger
many is offering seized propeity in
invaded territory in exchange 101 the
neutral’s products. This i.^ repotted
today in official circles.
It is understood that Holland refi’S
fil Germany’s offer of 50,000 tons of
Belgian coal when that country learn
<d that the coal was from Belgium.
Other like offers have been made,
:ic* ordiPg to advices received her e by
neuirid representatives.
WILL GET THEIR !
MONEY'S WORTH
TOMORROWNIGHT
UasKet ball ami dance, all for the
price of fifty cents, child* en half price,
lor the benefit of the local Chapter of
the Red Cross, that is what is going
to be the Saturday evening amuse
ment diversion tomorrow. The bas
ket ball players representing the Sew
ard and the government fives, were
on the floor of the A. U. Hall last
night practising getting ready for tht
fray tomorrow night. Tickets are in
the hands of the Junior Red Cross and
are selling rapidly. The announce
ment of when the game will be called
will be made in the Gateway tomor
row. This will be early enough to
permit plenty of time for dancing.
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\NDY NOVAK GETS THE
( I SHION AND IT IS GIVEN
TO RED CROSS CHARTER
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Andy Novak, proprietor of Andy’s
Express Company, was the lucky’ in
dividual securing the handsome sofa
cushion which was donated by Mrs.
Daisy Hallett. through Leo Margules
of the Northern, to raise money for
the fund for the Alaska boys at the
front. The tenth number drawn from
the box was 54, Andy’s number. Last
night at 8 o’clock, Private Slaven, of
the detachment of the 14th Infantry’*
began drawing numbers fiom the box
at the Northern. All the numbers
were placed in the box, shaken up and
the brawny hand of Slaven’s began
it's work. Ten numbers, were to be
drawn out and the tenth was the wan
ner. The numbers came out of the
box in the following order, 87. 84, 102,
2, 122, 16, 50, 7, 24 and 54.
Mr. Novak will turn the sofa cu
shion over to Mrs. Robert J. Weir,
chairman of the finance committee of
the local chapter of the Red Cross.
Mrs. Weir can dispose of the cushion
in any way she chooses to raise money
for the Red Cross.
DORA SAILS TOMORROW
Steamer Dora will sail for the west
ward tomorrow morning at 10:30 o’
clock. The little steamer has a full
cargo and every berth will be taker.
with passengers to the westward.
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JINGO OF
JAPANES:
LOSE OUT
TOKIO, April li>. - The Japanese
press and public are not greatly con
teirec* over the situation caused by
the landing of Japanese and British
forces at Vladivostok. The jingo ele
ments have fallen down hard to start |
anything.
The Kokumin Shimbun says that it
believes that the Bolsheviki does not
| intend to attempt to drive from Vladi
vostok the forces of friendly nations
peacefully guarding property from
mobs.
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BRITISH LINE
i MORE SECURE
THAN HAS BEEN
OTTAWA, April 19. A Reuter
cispatch received here today says that
the British line is now more secure
than it has been for the pas* four
days, fhc Germans found no weak
, spot in the British defense a Given
chy.
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STEAMER DOPE
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Steamer Alaska left Anchorage
last night between 10 and 11 o’
clock with 125 passengers for the
outside. The Alaska is expected *
to arrive here late this afternoon
* or early this evening.
Steamer Admiral Watson has *
* sailed from Kodiak and according *
* to a wireless from Capt. Jensen
* will arrive in port at 8 o’clock to- *
“ night. T he Watson has 00 pas- *
sengers aboard from Anchorage *
* for the outside. *
CHRISTENSEN WANTS TO
MEET SEWARD MERCHANTS
Andrew Christensen, who arrives on
the Alaska, desires to meet the mer
chants and business men of Seward to
discuss a market for the Matanuska
potatoes in this city. U. S. Commis
sioner Whittlesey received a telegram
last night stating that Mr. Christen
sen wants, to meet him, as food ad
ministrator, and others while he was
m the city waiting for the Alaska to
discharge coal.
The fishing boat Seymour, captain
B. Olsen, is at the San Juan Fishing
& Canning Company’s clock for re
pairs to the dynamo which burned out
while the craft was. on the halibut,
banks. The San Juan Company’s New
Josie and Pennsylvania are also at
the dock. The New Josie will be
hauled up on the ways for repail's
sustained during a recent accident.
MANY HONOR
FLAGS GIVEN
COAST TOWNS
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WASHINGTON, April 10. — The
last night amounted to one billion, one
hundred and sixty-one million and lil
i ty thousand dollars.
Twelfth DUiticU Grows
| ' SAN FRANCISCO, April 19. —Th >
total number of honor flags already
j alloted to the Twelfth Reserve district
| are 307. The figures show that eighty
two million, ninety-two thousand, sev
1 en hundred dollars have been sub
! scribed. This is thirty-nine per cent
of the quota. Oregon leads the dis
trict in proportion paid of more than
; fifty per cent.
ANYOX SAILS SOUTH
Freighter Anyox, unloading rad load
* supplies here for several days, sailed
ici the bouth short > after 1 j'cIock
It.is afternoon. The Anyox will io
turn noith next month, during high
tide, and attempt to pull the barge
Barracouta from Caine's Head.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, April 19. — The quo-S
tations on fish at noon today fol
lows: halibut, 15 & cents; ling cod,
cents; sable 10V4 cents.
ITALIAN FORCES
ARE NOW AIDING
THE ALU I ARMY
NEW YORK, April 19 — The Associated Press, in
the summary on the war today, announces two import
ant facts, The British are standing firm before strong
enemy attacks on the front north of Arras and The It
alians are now with the Allied forces on the western front.
The French have driven the Germans back near Gas
tel, southwest of Amiens .
The heaviest fighting on the northern front is on
the southern side of the salient between St. Venane and
; Givenchy. On this eieven mile front the Germans are us
' ing about one hundred and thirty seven thousand men.
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ITALIANS NOW ON WESTERN FRONT.
ROME, April 19 — Italian troops are now on the
French front. This was the announcement made today
and when it became known in the Champer of Deputies,
l he announcement was received with cheers.
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ITALIANS FORM THE RIGHT WING
WASHINGTON, April 19 — The Italian Embassy
here announced that the Italian regiments are already in
France and form the right wing of the Allied Army.
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GERMAN ATTACKS SLOWING DOWN ....
LONDON, April 19 — Exhausted by failure of
yesterday’s attacks on Gistegchy and the Labassee canal
front, the Germans made no move during the night on the
greater part of the Flander’s front and it was quiet this
forenoon. The Germans are bombarding Kemmel Hill
on the Northern side of the battle area evidently prepar
ing for fresh assaults. The British have reestablished a
line east of Ribaria by recapturing ground at the Riex
euvirage farm.
The Germans have been completely repulsed in
attacks around Givenchy says today’s official war state
ment. Assaults ceased after heavy losses. The Germans
were unable to gain only limited footing at one or two
points in the more advanced British defenses. The Brit
ish repulsed the German attacks on the northern part of
the Lys battle area. South of Kemmell six German div
ision engaged in an unsuccessful attack on the Givenchy
and St. Vaught sectors.
TO INCREASE
STRENGTH OF
0. S. MARINES'
WASHINGTON, April 19. — The
House naval affairs committee has
agreed to increase the United States
marines to 75,000 men immediately.
It is very probable that the House will
adopt the suggestion.
TWIN CITIES
MAY SECURE
A BIG FIGHT
MINNEAPOLIS, April 19. — The
Willard-Fulton heavyweight fight will
be held here or at St. Paul on July
4th, if the citizens raise a $10,000
bonus. This amount is understood to
be virtually the sum pledged.