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——1 SEWARDTaLASRA.MONDAY. AUGUST 9. 1»20. .. _ ZIZL- -TEN CEXT8^> —CC^
VOL1 ME XIV, M MBKK 7( _'_________ *"
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Steamer Admiral Watson, ('ant.
lilassoock. arrived in po t at 7 o’rork
!a>t night from th* south, hound \\e-t.
bringing ’ll pas.-engm> for Sev aid
and *a.2 tons of freight. A to. ding t<>
the tourists alniard the steamer, S**,v
uid was the only port railed at noitit
bouud at which there was n«* ain and
they c. me down the gangplank here
and enjoyed themselves around
city without raincoats or umhre as.
There are *‘»s tourists aboa d the
Admiral Wats e. four pa -g*
:1V) ton> of freight for Anri..» age.
ras. engci s I o’ >e\\ ant or tin* \*‘
miral Watson wer. Mi'S Avne- I* -
vei»er, Mis.- Lauta Nye. C. Punic?
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Sli* ppavtl, 1 \V 1 I
McLean. Mv'. H La son. • <* > nt.
M i ! • M Hon
•lack. Tom Oeho, Jo-**ph Korco, !i ’M?\
Uiis. M. (!. 1 lamomui. M. Nn ke* <*n
and !7 s%eera*co.
l'assenge* - o .t on til*' Ad
Wat-on were (\ Harrison ‘«v Seldovia
Judge W . H. Whittlesey. .1. J. Linne
gun. A Larsen ard J. iL l ashman
Kodiak.
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Leslie A. Counts, steamsli > a°j nt
at Cordova for the Aduvra* line, was
married there the other day to Mass
Helen Gillespie, according to word re
ceived on the Adnvral Watson. I '<
bridA. who has lately beAn employed
in the Cordova drug store, recently
came north from Centralia. Wash.
!>K.\YK!;. Au^r.. ‘A - The st'ikinu
•tv** t car m»*n. at a mass meet n.u
hchi !;. 'i i.Yi'at. declin* d to return t<
\v«*rk im*. 1 the traction company of ic
iais m« *t the demands that the men
be allowed to return to work in a bod.v
and that tin* strikebreakers be dis
ciia tr- 1. The .ompany refuses point
leant; t.» treat ith the I'nioti. <’at>j
a * hi t ;■ ope ated under protection
of the IVderai troops.
DKNYKK. Auer.. i>— Shortly after
o'clock this afternoon the executive
com mitt* e of the Tramway worker;
decided t«* info rn the Traction com
th e willing to ret in
♦ , \m> I; without any restrictions
ic ning tl'e r demand that they hi
it ; a to work in a bod\
; M | t‘ ;•* strike l* »nkers be disclu.rg
'i > il.*ith toll of the rioting of
*• "• a1.; ;t had reached ev
•m |>\ th* d< 'tii today of 1 . A. T *m
vc. It is stated this afternoon a
*»••• ’ •*)•’ \vd! be calk'd immediately
to investigate the rioting.
\i:MY OFl’KTKS I'ROHIIUTF.I)
FROM MIXING IN < XMPAKJN
W ■YSTHNOTOW Aupr.. !>— Soc'o
ta* v of War Wwton 0. Maker, issued
an ordo’* prohibiting officers and oth
ers connected with the army from
taking “nrv active part in the polit
ical management of campaigns or us
ing their official position to influence
the election of any candidate.”
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\\ \SIIIM;T0N. Auk.. 9— The
Department of (.nmmeree an
nounces it has sent cable ordei.**
lor samples of paper sails, much
* in % ojjue in (.ermany, and it these
are anythin* like adwrtised, "ill
he dsplayed in the important cit
1 it s ol the 1‘nited States. The De
part no nt heliexes the paper suit*
Kill he much in demand and can
he made and retailed at si\0
cents each.
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CKEEivS M \ N SOON OCCI P\
( \\'\ OP CONSTANTINOPLE
ROME. Auk- Newspapers h re
•} - fir moon publish at tides ela.tn
irLr t’.'.e \!lirs will shortly KiNc* »iir
;ireeks authorization to occupy Con
stantinople.
101.1) TO PREVENT THE
SMCOOI 1N(■ OP Ml Ni l ION
OVER THE MEXICAN BORDER
MEXICALI. Aug.. 9— Uni‘?d
S’a.i* ' Consul Hoyle has boon in. tn »t
.*,1 »>\ the Stat" Department to co-( p
*rat'' with the American military to
m-ov**nt the smuggling of munitions
across the border.
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W ANT OLYMPIC OAMES
Cl IIC AC,0, Aug.. 9— This city will
present an invitation to hold .he
Olympic games here in 192*1. Ihis . n
nouncoment was made this afterw .<n.
( II \PUN’S M l I K St INC,
COMEDIAN FOR DIVORCE
I.OS ANT.KLES, Aug.. 9- Charles
Chaplin, movie star, was today rued
ce by his wife, who all* res
cruelty.
STE \ MER HITS - SINKS
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\\ K>:.VTC!?EE, Wash., Aug.. 9—
Tho l ivu* steamer Douglas, enroute to
! R "t .m l. struck a hidden rock in
Priest Rapids, in the Columbia river,
i an«! sunk. The crew escaped in a small
boat.
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'1 \NMX IN ENGLAND
PENZANCE. Eng.. Aug., 0— Arch
l>i>hop Mannix. of Australia has land*
od horn from a destroyer. He stated to
intended to proceed to London. The
British government declare they will
not al’ow the Archbishop to go to Tre
; land as he is an Trish sympathizer and
may stir up more trouble.
SAN IM’DRO. Aug., 0— Naval in
telligence officers arc* seeking a sec
ret code book which it is alleged was
t »i«*n from the* submarine H., which
sti.md. cl <11 the* (lull <d ( aliloinia last
March. The ship was looted when it
♦ anded by foreign fishermen.
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\ L.\ SKA N A V HI VTOK DEAD
SEATTLE. Aug.. <>— Captain John
(', Dc.wning. pioneer Alaska navigator
died at his home hero last Saturday
afternoon.
(\ipt, Downing made his first trip
to Alaska years ago. During his
ti»nml sea. operating boats ti> A as
ka. be was at various times in the
command of the steamers Excelsior.
Walcott, Ohio, Queen and freighter
Redondo. Capt. Downing was veil
known by many now in Seward.
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11:1:1: i.ixti kk tomorrow
ON ( KRISTIAN SI IK.V'K
Tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, at the
Libei tv theatre, a free lecture on
Christian Science will be given by
Win. W. Pm ter. C. S. 15.. member of
tlu Board of Lectureship of the hirst
Church of Christ. Scientist, Boston,
Mass. The public is cordially invited.
Mr. Porter lectured at Anchorage yes
tcrda\ afternoon and will arrive from
there on the train thi. afternoon.
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LIB I! \ K TIMS IM UKASE
PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug.. 9— The
list of fatalities of the Klton Court
Apartment house* fire has increased to
four by tlu* death of John Jenny, ser
iously burned while escaping from the
structure. Mws Evans, who jumped
from a window of the 4th tloor, died
late Saturday afternoon.
PEACE WITH BELT.ARIA
PARIS, Aug., 9— The peace treaty
with Bulgaria was made formally ef
fective today by the exchange of the
ratifications.
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T E N \ ESSE LIT»IS L A T t J R E
HOLDS SPECIAL SESSION
NASHVILLE, Aug., 0— Governor
Roberts, late last Saturday afternoon,
issued a call for a special session of
the legislature to consider the suff
rage amendment. The legislature
| started sessions today.
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COLUMBUS, Aug., 0— The annual
convention of the Grand Army of the
Republic will be held in Indianapolis
this year September 10 to 25, it
was announced here today.
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HYTHK, Eng., Aug., 9 — The Uol
! Mieviki government has refused t»» the
proposition contained in the British
government’s last not** to conclude a
l**n davs trine with Poland.
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LONDON, Aug., 9— The Moscow
government notifies the British that
arrangements have been made for tin*
Polish delegates to cross to the Rus
sian front sun lime tonight. Armis
tice and peace negotiations are to be
gin at H n»h about next Wednesday.
Eleven of the outer forts of War
saw have been under bombardment
since last Friday accoiding to a wire
less received here today from Berlin.
WARSAW, Aug., 9— Premier Wit
ROOSEVELT 1
NOTIFIED
UYDK PARK. X. Y., Aug., 9— F. j
D. Roosevelt was this afternoon noti
fied of his nomination on the Demo
cratic national ticket for the viee pre
sidency. In accepting the nomination,
Mr. Roosevelt joined with President
ial nominee Cox in accepting the chal
lenge of the Republicans to make the
League of Nations one of the princi
pal issues of the campaign.
“The Democratic party has offered
this nation a treaty of peace which to
make real the treaty must include a
League of Nations,” said Mr. Roose
velt.
M \ Roosevelt declared that the two
great problems which confront the
next administration are the relations
with the world and the pressing need
of organized progress at home.
Among the national needs were the
extention of teaching to the ignorant
and foreigners, to make rural life
more attractive and further protective
. for women and children in industry.
Mr. Roosevelt also urged the reorgan
ization of the governmental machin
ery.
FTomer Cummings, in notifying
Roosevelt of the nomination, said the
Americans were now suffering a stag
gering penalty for the Republican vic
tory in 1918.
«\-,ina today told tin- newspaper eoire
spondeuts the government will remain
i nd»*f: n: t* ly at Warsaw.
Ortrolenko, noithwest of Warsaw,
has been captured by the Bolsheviki
forces after two days hard fighting.
The Bolsheviki forces are now sev
enty kilometers north of Warsaw.
Hythe, Kng., Aug., 9— Great Bri
tain and France are convinced the Boi
shcviki inU-nd to capture Warsaw and
set up a Soviet government in Poland
according to all announcements receiv
ed here. Following a conference be
tween Premiers Lioyd George and
Milleiand, the two countries will give
Poland military, naval and economical
assistance for which is now being
drawn by Foch and Sir Henry Wilson.
It is reliably reported that a block
ade of Russia will be reimposed im
mediately. It is again admitted the
situation has brought a crisis second
in gravity only to that of 1914.
LONPON, Aug., 9— The Bolsheviki
military authorities have established
Soviets in the occupied parts of East
Galicia. This is according to an offic
ial dispatch.
BUDAPEST, Aug., 9— Prepara
tions are being made to resist the Bol
sheviki invasion of Hungary. Premier
Tel ok y told the National Assembly to
day that “Hungary is willing to fight
for civilization supported by France."
LONDON, Aug., 9 Foch has de
clared that Poland is far from being
beaten according to the Exchange
Telegraph company interview at Hy
the. Foch is providing forcea and ma
terial to help the Poles and this new
1 organization may yet be successful to
I defend the frontiers of Poland.
PARIS, Aug., 9— The Polish Gen
eral Staff has rejected the offer of
General Weyland, of the French array,
to take supreme control of the Polish
forces if granted full authority.
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ELLIS TO LOCATE AT CORDOVA
Billy Ellis, formerly manager of
Frye-Bruhn in Seward, accompanied
by his wife and son, expect to leave
England on August 18th for the Unit
ed States according to a letter receiv
ed here. Mr. Ellis will locate at Cor-»
dova when he comes north.