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Volume XI Number 198. SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15,1917._Ten Cents the Copy
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BOATS 00 IP
INLET AT LOSS
Principal Shipments Are Handled hy
(5o\ eminent-Operated
Transport
Steamers going beyond Seward on
the run lp Cook Inlet are being oper
ated at a loss at present.
The Northwestern, just returning
from Anchorage, had less than 75 tons
of fregiht for transfer to barges there
and the passenger list was not suffi
cient to make up the difference be
tween freight receipts and the cost
of operation.
At tho%ame time the Alaskan En
gineering commission is operating the
transport Crook with full cargoes and
heavy passenger lists from Seattle to
Anchorage direct.
In addition the Commission has had
cargoes brought here and to the Inlet
on the British ship Turret Crown. The
British rules for navigation allow ves
sels to be operated with so much smal
ler crews than American vessels that
competition is impossible.
Explanation made by the Commis
sion as to the aeason for using the
Crook Is that it insured the handling
of shipments as a whole, while freight
for the railroad delivered by the com
pany ships came in broken consign
ments, each boat taking what it could
handle above the regular way port
freight.
Considered from the company view
point the continuation of the Crook
in service for the commision means
a curtailment of private shipping.
One solution suggested has been to
put a smaller boat on the run from
Seward to Anchorage to transfer such
shipments as must be made during the
remainder of the time before traffic
is opened through from Seward by
rail, but as the situation is only tem
porary the schedule will probably re
main unchanged this year. For the
spring it may be that only two boats
of each line will be operated up the
Inlet.
After the road is connected, all of
the Alaska line boats from Seattle
will make this their final call, none of
the Admiral line steamers need make
the trip above Seldovia, as all freight
can be landed here and shipped over
the line for less than the total cost of
extra water haul and more expensive
dockage at the head of the Inlet.
Freight for points on the upper Inlet,
however, will be handled out of An
chorage by the mosquito fleet.
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THEFTS OF FOODSTUFFS ON
INCREASE IN KAISER LAND
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Aug.
15.—Insecurity is increasing in a dis
quieting manner in Germany, and par
ticularly in the country regions.
Thefts of all kinds of field produce
and foodstuffs occur frequently. The
farm livestock in the meadows is no
longer safe. Cattle, sheep and pigs
are stolen, or slaughtered in the fields
and the meat and hides carried off.
Bands of watchmen are everywhere
being formed out of the older male
members of the population left at
home. Members of such bands in turn
go on guard, particularly at night and
are equipped with arms.
CHAUFFEUR NOT HELD
FOR MADERO MURDER
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 15.—Albert
Murphy, an American, has been clear
ed of any responsibility in connection
with the assassination of President
Francsico Madero and Vice-President
Jose Mario Pino Suarez on February
19, 1913. Murphy owned the automo
bile in which the President and Vice
President were taken from the Nation
al Palace and shot. It was proved he
was not present and had nothing to do
with the plot.
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The Northwestern sailed last even
ing for Seattle.
The Admiral Watson is due at seven
o'clock in the morning.
A special train left at 10:30 o'clock
this morning for Mile 34.
AM IICAN TROOPS
! MARCH IN LONDON,
GET BIG OVATION
(By Awoflated Prf»i Diapatch)
" PETROGRAD, Aug. 15.—For political and military
reasons former Czar Nicholas and his family are being
removed from the Tsarskoe Selo palace to some destina
tion which the ministers of the provisional government
refuse to make public.
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PEACE PLAN IS NOT
WELCGNI; TO ALU !S
(Bjr Aaaociatcd Prr*« Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—There is no change from
the first impression that the Allies will reject the peace
proposals of the Pope in the present form and will prob
ably refuse to consider them at all.
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FEDERAL GRAIN CORPORATION TO
HANDLE AMERICAN WHEAT
(By Aaaociattd Prew Diapatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15—A new grain corporation
is to be organized along the lines of the shipping corpor
ation, with $50,000,000 capital, the government to own all
the stock.
The milling interests will name a committee of nine
members to co-operate with the government’s food admin
istration plans, and are negotiating with the government
for the voluntary regulation of the milling industry.
The food administration has named twelve men to
represent the grain division at the various important ter
minals.
The President has given his approval to the formation
of the grain corporation to take over control of the coun
try’s grain supply, with Hoover as chairman.
The establishment of a price fixing commission con
taining nine members with President Garfield of Williams
college as chairman, was announced today.
COL RICHARDSON RECOMMENDED
AS BRIGADIER IN NEW ARMY
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 15.—Colonel Wilds P.
Richardson, former Alaska road commissioner, is among
those named in the list of officers which President Wilson
has recommended to be raised to brigadier generals for
the first national army.
This is the exact form of the Associated Press mes
sage which indicates that the Colonel is no longer with
the Road Commission, or it may mean that his recom
mendation for promotion automatically removes him
from the road work, which will leave Lieut-Col. Davison
at Juneau in charge of road work.
REPORT FATAL BARCELONA RIOTING
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(fly Associated Press Dispatch)
PARIS, Aug. 15. — Dispatches received from the
Spanish Captain-General by Petit Parisien today say that
six were killed and nine wounded yesterday when the
strikers clashed with soldiers at Barcelona.
SUFFRAGETTE BANNERS UNPOPULAR
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(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—Good natured but deter
mined crowds continue to tear down banners from pickets
of the women’s party at the White House and on party
headquarters as fast as they are raised.
VISITORS THANK
SEWARD MEN
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Report on Findings Will be Made to
Secretary Lane—Party Leaves
for East
Members of the Alaskan Engineer
ing Commission and of Herbert A.
Meyer’s party on leaving Seward last
night, expressed their appreciation of
the splendid treatment accorded them
here.
Captain Mears, who left for Anchor
age at 10:30 o’clock this morning, was
also well pleased with his reception
here.
In discussing the railroad situation
yesterday, before leaving for Wash
ington, Herbert A. Meyer, assistant to
Secretary Lane, avoided all references
to findings by the men with his party
or to the report which will be made at
Washington.
Other members of the party were
equally reticent except that they said
work would be hurried to complete the
road and open the coal fields, thus
helping to relieve the fuel situation
along the Pacific Coast.
The party will go directly East.
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UNIT TO DRILL
AT A. B. HALL
Important Meeting Tonight—All of
Military Age Urged to be
Present
There will be an important meet
ing of the military unit at the Arctic
Brotherhood hall tonight in connection
with the regular drill, and all of mili
tary age who attended the smoker last
week are invited to be present and join
in the work.
One of the matters to be taken up
is the election of officers, which will
ocucr at an early date. These officers
will probably be named for a year,
and their selection should receive care
ful attention of all who propose to
drill and enjoy the advantage of the
rifle practice on receipt of guns and
ammunition now en route, for upon the
officers depends for a-greater part the
success of the organization.
DON’T WANT
LOTS AT PRICt!
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City Again Ratifies Its Stand On the
Condemnation of
Property
There was an interesting meeting of
the council yesterday afternoon at
which final discussion was had oY> the
question of whether the lots on Rail
road avenue west of the terminal de
pot should be condemned and pur-1
chased by Seward to make a street to
replace the section of Railroad ave
nue occupied by the railroad.
Among those presnt at the meeting
were Mr. Meyer, assistant to Secre
tary Lane, Chairman Edes, Mr. Chris
tiansen of the land department, R. J.
Weir, enginner of the Seward divi
sion, and attorneys for all parties rep
resented.
After full discussion it was decided
that for the city to enter expensive
condemnation proceedings at this time
would be unwarranted and that if the
land should be vitally n?3cssary it
could be secured later.
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ALU :s HIT LINE AGAIN
IN W 1ST, TEUTONS
ASSAULT IN 1ST
(Hy Associated Press Dispatch)
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Aug.
15, (By Associated Press Field Correspondent).—Cana
dian troops this morning captured Hill 70, famous Ger
man stronghold northwest of Lens which dominates the
cities of Lens and the Loos salient.
British forces pushed their lines forward into the
northwestern environs of Lens, attacking on a 4,000-yard
front to the extreme depth of 1500 yards.
FRENCH GOING STRONG
PARIS, Aug. 15, (Official).—French forces operating
in conjunction with the British in Belgium made a con
siderable advance in the Dixmude road region last night.
Strong Teuton attacks on the Verdun front were re
j pulsed.
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TEUTONS ADVANCE IN MOLDAVIA
PETROGRAD, Aug. 15, (Official). — Teutons occu
pied the heights west of the Roumanian town of Ocna in
Southwestern Moldavia yesterday.
CAPTURE Zjm RUSSIANS
BERLIN, Aug. 15.—German forces have captured
Baltaretu ridge at the head of Sereth river and 3,000 Rus
sians were taken prisoner.
CZAR AND FAMILY
injjret :xn:
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
LONDON. Aug. 15.—American troops marched thru
London today and were reviewed by Ambassador Page
and King George. At Buckingham Palace the cabinet
meeting adjourned to witness the event and greet the
forces from over-sea.
Newspapers this afternoon compared the ovation fav
orably to that accorded to the British returning from the
South African war.
CONGRESSWOMAN TAKES HAND
IN COPPER STRIKE AT BUTTE
(By Associated Press Dispatch).
BUTTE, Aug. 15.—Congresswoman Rankin is here
to take a hand in the settlement of the labor situation,
and expected to meet representatives of the metal and
mine workers’ union. The labor organization, led by al
leged Industrial Workers, has no definite program for
reaching a settlement.
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SIXTEEN HUNDRED OUT AT ’FRISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.—The vice-president of
the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electrical
railway employees announced that the California state la
bor federation has recognized the strike against United
Railways. It is claimed that 1600 men are out.
SILVER IS OVER 86_CENTS AN OUNCE
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—Insistent demands for sil
ver by European countries from the United States gov
ernment and from domestic sources resulted in a record
jump of three cents an ounce today over yesterday’s quo
tations.
Silver is now quoted at 86%c per ounce.
On account of this extreme rise in silver prices Mint
Director Baker has authorized the New Orleans and Car
son City mints and New York, Salt Lake City, Seattle,
Heelna, Boise and Deadwood assay offices to purchase sil
ver bullion on the basis of fineness, disregarding previous
regulations under which bullion was purchased on the
basis of its silver content value.