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SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY. .MARCH 14, 1918. TEN CENTS PER COPY
Volume XI, Number 27.". ----
AMERICA IS
AFTER LAND
OF RUSSIANS
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TOMO. Match U — Koieign Mit\-,
i.ster Ytotono was askcrt today wneth
rr the Americans were a teniptH.e“ to
gain sfcviul rights in Russia, .*uch as
the transfer of har. .chatka, ac uss |
f.on; A ask a. He said that it was true j
t! at the Americans \ver« seeking a!
♦ a tr of Kamchatka as wv'x as
another pi evince.
Mini.'lor Motono also stated today
that the Allies had n>t rct|UOstr:d Ja* |
pat. ti *o:»d troops to S»bv*.i.
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ODESSA NOW !
OCCUPIED BY
THE TEUTONS
BERLIN, March 14. — The Ger- j
mans and Austrians today occupied
Odessa which is in agreement with
the Rumanian negotiations. This i
the official war statement issued to
day.
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AMSTERDAM, March 14. — The
Tages Zeitung publishes a statement
toria> that the Rumanian oil fields
ced-d territorially to Hungary will do
administered under a joint Hungarian
Geiman-Rumanian-Bulgarian bourn.
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NEW MARCH BY
SOUSA SOUNDS
SONG OF RIVETS
WASHINGTON, March 14.—Lieut.
John Philip Sousa, United States Re
serves bandmaster and composer, has
written a new march. “The Volun
teers,” which was dedicated to Chair
man Hurley, of the Federal Shipping
Hoard.
The country’s shipbuilders’ sirens,
anwls, air riveters and general hum of
industry all are sounded in the march.
hcmb in shipyard
CAUSES INVESTIGATION
SAN FRANCISCO, March 14. —j
Federal authorities and San Francisco
police have been investigating circum
stances surrounding the discovery of
a bomb in a shipyard in South San
Francisco, which, had it exploded,
would have caused thousands of dol
lars’ worth of damago ar.d seriously
delayed production of ships at the
plant. The bomb, according to police,
consisted of a ciga>* can which 'un
tamed a stick of dynamite which was
intended to explode when the lid of
the can was raised. The mechanism
refused to work.
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TO SAI.Y tf.E
JUNEAU. March 14. — It is •un
derstood here that the Admiral Evans
will be easily salvaged and a salvage
steamer is on the way north and per
haps has already reached the scone j
of where the Evans is aground.
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ROTARY GOES OUT
Twenty-eight passengers were on
tne train this morning, the majority
being for the interior. The rotary
was sent out to clear the crack of the j
six and eight foot drifts between Mile ,
12 and Mile 40.
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The boys at the Radio station gave j
a dance last night and a select num
ber were present from the city'.
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TROTSKYIOPPOSES _
PEACE--A VOCATING ft
ARMING OF RUSS
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WASHINGTON, March 14—The State Department
this afternon received a dispatch from Ambassador Davit
R. Francis, from Russia, which indicates that Ft~eign
Minister Trotsky, of the Bolsheviki, will oppose the ratifi
cation by the Soveit Congress at Moscow, of Germany’s
peace terms. Ambassador-Francis says that Trotsky will
advocate the reorganization of the Army to oppose the
Germans and to defend Russia.
It is believed here that Trotsky now wants to get onto
the band wagon with the Republic’s forces knowing that
over two thirds of the Russians are opposed to the Bolshe
viki peace negotiations.
MOOSE ELECT
OFFICERS FOR
COMING YEAR!
At the meeting of the Moose Tues
day night the foliowing were elected
to oriice for the ensuing term: Dicta-j
tor. Air. J. M. Sloan; \ iee-Dictator,
Itud-'ipn Peterson; Prelate, J. Meehan;
treasurer. Otto Boehm; Secretary, F.
K. Bigi'ord, trustee, M. A. Horner. Mr.
Horner aL^o becomes Past Dictator.
The in>laliation c* officers will b*.
held on the first meeting in April.
At th»* meeting the Moose Knitters
weie allowed the use of the little A.
B. Hall every Tuesday afternoon foi
woik. vVomen desiring to knit for
Moose boys at the front may secure
yarn aim instructions from Mrs. Kg.
Crawford.
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PASSENGERS Y'.'K HERE
ABOARD EVANS COMING
>\ LS'i 0> ALAMEDA
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JUNEAU, March 14. — Passengers
for Seward and other ports to the
west war* aboard the steamer Admir
d Evans, now aground in Hawk In’et,
hit on the steamer Alameda which
sailed from here at V. o’clock this
morning.
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CAMPBELL JO SPEAK
J J. Campbell will be the four min
ute speaker at the Liberty theatre to
night. Mr. Campbell will choose his
own subject.
SELECTIVE MEN 4
WILL - RECEIVE
QUESTIONS NEW
Quest ionnaires will be sent out to
morrow to those of the selective limit
in this locality. Seven days from the
time the questionnaire is issued :s the
time given to nil out and return the
document but by the iooks of the mail
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mg list it may take months for some
of the registrants to receive and re
turn their questionnaires.
There are altogether one hundred
and forty-four questions that cover
every po^siole piuise of a man’s car
eer. also including his physical fitness
and his temperamental occupations.
Twelve series of questions appear to
gether with five suppoiting affidavits
that may be filled in where exemp
tions are claimed .
'lhe questionnaires contain sixteen
pages of piinting and the pages are
twelve by nine inches in size.
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ROTCH NAMED s \.*iAl>.
SEATTLE, March 14. — Garland
Rotch, former lirst officer aboard the
steamer Admiral Evans, was today
named as captain for the Shipping
Board’s new steamer, the Western
King.
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Loin, March 10th, to Mr. and Mrs.
John Konan, a girl baby, weight 9 Vs
pounds. The attending doctor reports
both mother and babe doing nicei>.
SOMETHING NEW IN THE “LESS” LINE
IS SPRUNG BY AGENT ALEX MacDONALD
Seward has wheatless days, meatless days, and
many “less” meals but Agent Alex MacDonald
handed out a new “less” day yesterday to the bunch
leaving the city on the Northwestern. This morn
ing the following wireless was received from La
Touche from the “bunch” on the Northwestern.
Yea, bo, hear us from the Northwestern.
“Mac” handed us a wallop. We are an Eve-less
bunch aboard and had our dinner tonight Eve-less.
Get it?”
Which all means, after investigation, that
Agent MacDonald did not sell a ticket to any woman
to go on the Northwestern. Of the sixty odd a
board, all were men from Seward. Unless a wom
an passenger was taken aboard at LaTouche, the
stewardess is the only one of her sex aboard the
Northwestern when the steamer reaches Valdez.
SO-CALLED FISH
TRUST IS FINED
BY U. S. OFFICER
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SEATTLE, March 14. — United
States District Judge Neterer today
ordered ihe dissolution of the so-called
Seattle fish trust and lined the live
alleged members of the trust $18,000.
The lin»*.s assessed were as follows:
Booth Fisheries Company, of Dela
waie, $5,000; San Juan Fishing &
Packing Co., of Seattle, $5,000. Booth
Fisheries Company, of Seattle, $1,000;
Chlopeck Fish Company, of Seattle,
$1,000; Intern*., mal Fish Com,
of Tacoma, $1,000.
The five companies were indicted in
1014 on charges of violation of the
Sherman act. The companies entered
plea-* of nolo contender.
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* DISLOYAL TALK *
* IS MADE CRIME *
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AUSTIN, Tex., March 14. — *
' The lower house of the Texas *
* legislature has passed the “loyal- *
* ty bill,” making any disloyal act *
or remark while the United States *
* is at war a felony, punishable by *
4* from two to five years in the pen- *
* itentiary. *
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TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
WITHDRAWS FROM ASSEMBLY
MINNEAPOLIS, March 14. — Thr
Minneapolis Typographical T.'nion has
withdrawn from the Minneapolis
Trades and Labor Assembly, charging
that control of that organization ha
passed into the hands of Socialist and
I. W. W. members not in sympathy
with its aims, and that the constitu
tion and by-laws are disregarded by
the majority membership. Formation
of a new assembly k planned.
UN WORK ED PLATINUM
TO BE COMMANDEERED
WASHINGTON, March 14. — Or
ders have been issued for the comnnn
coring for war purposes of all crude
and unworked platinum in the hands
of importers, jobbers and wholesalers.
Increasing need for platinum in the
manufacture of munitions, according
t" < fticials, made this step imperative.
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DAVIDSON KEAPPOlNTKD
WASHINGTON, March 14. — To
day’s nominations sent to me Se^at'
oy President Wilson include Charles
Davidson, surveyor-general of Alaska,
reappointed.
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FARRAGUT REPLACES EVANSj
SEATTLE, March 14. — The steam
er Admiral Farragut is to replace the
Admiral Evans and will sail from here
for Alaskan ports on March 2(ith.
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GRAND DUKE FACES
TRIAL FOR TREASON
ZURICH. March 14. — The Brcsiau
Tageblatt says that the Bolsheviki
have ordered the trial of Grand Duke
Nicholas by a revolutionaiy tribunal.
He is charged with attempted high
treason against the Russian republic.
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Liberty Loan buttons made their
appearance on the streets today, as a
quantity have been received by the
Harriman bank.
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Otto Poehlmn won the large lamp
which was “shaken’’ for at the meet
ing of the firemen last night.
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Steamer Alameda sailed from Ju
neau at 3 A. M. for Cordova and
should reach the latter port tomorrow
aftemoon.
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The temperature in Seward for the
past 24 hours has been 22 degrees
above.
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ALLIES AND DUNS
1 REA IV TO CLASH;
WEATHER PEREECT
BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE, March 14—With
ideal fighting weather prevailing, the British and German
TP” ary machines are tuned up to the finest pitch and are
ably as near perfect as possible. The machinery is
still however waiting for the word or signal to send them
against each other.
Allied aviators report that a tremendous German
force is along the Western front and the Allied forces are
the largest ever massed.
Thirty nine German airplanes were destroyed during
the first ten days in March and forty others were brought
down. This is according to an official report.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARE PRAISED.
WASHINGTON, March 14—Major General John J.
'Pershing reports that the Americans who repulsed the
Germans in a raid on March 5th, were from the Forty
Second or Rainbow Division composed of militiamen.
General Gerard, commander of the Eighth French Army,
personally congratulated Gen. Perching for the manner
in which the Americans conducted themselves.
FIND DYNAMITE
TO DESTROY BIG
SHIPYARD PLANT
.
WASHINGTON, March 14. — Dud
ley Kennedy, Manager of the Indus
trial Relation Department of the
United States Government, told the
Senate investigating committee today,
chat enough dynamite to blow up the
Hog Island Shipyards, wjis found in
February. The secret service men
were unable to find who placed the
dynamite which was ready to be dis
charged by contact.
COD SUPPLY
OF GERMANY
IS IMPROVED!
ATLANTIC PORT, March 14. —
Due to a better system of food dis
tribution brought about by a rigid
government control of food supplies
by means of ration cards last winter.
Germany is not so severe on the poor
people this winter, according to Miss
Elizabeth McCann, an American, who,
with her three sisters, arrived on a
Danish steamer.
They left Germany in December,
after residing there 14 years. She
says the German people are hoping
that peace will come soon. She said
she did not believe there would be
an uprising of any conseouer.ee for
the Get mans were confident that they
woulu win.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
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SEATTLE, March 14. — Fish quo- j
tations a» noon today wer» as follows:)
halibut fourteen and three-fourths |
cents; ling cod and red cod four and l
one half cents. I
DUTCH VESSELS
TO BE SEIZED
BY THE ALLIES
LONDON, arch 14. — Because of
the long delay in negotiations with
Holland over Dutch ships in Allied
ports, and the slowness of the Dutch
government to act England and Amer
ica are to end negotiations. Next week
the two governments will take over
all ships of the Dutch in ports. These
ships will be used by the Allies. Mil
lions of additional tonnage will now
be available.
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HIGH TRIBUTE
GIVEN WILSON
BY BRITISHER
NEW YORK, March 14. — Lord
Reading paid a high tribute to Presi
dent Wilson in an address made here.
He said no human being has the fa
culty of stating in better language
the “true nature of your country's
ideals than President Wilson." He said
Europeans were learning to look upon
President Wilson's utterances and
cherish them as reaching an unalter
able determination of the United
States to never stop the war until the
principle of right has prevailed over
that of might.
Every reference made to the Presi
dent of the United States by Lord
Reading was heartily applauded.
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Special communication Seward
Lodge No. 219, F. & A. M., Friday
night, 8 p. m., March 16th. Work
3rd degree.
L. URBAoH,
Master.