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1... THE ALASKA EVENING POST
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 1, 1917 TEN CENTS PER COPY_
Volume XI. Nui».»Iht 1S9. ----- 1 1 - ■■ -- —-—~
TIRE DEPARTMENT
MATTERS BROUGHT
TO A SUDDEN HEAD
* ( ALL FOR MEETING
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The Seward Volunteer Fire
* Department will be organized to- *
• morrow at a meeting at the hire
Hall at three o’clock in the af
ternoon. Besides the organiza
* tion being perfected, a chief of
the department will bo elected
and the name will be sent to the
City Council Monday night for
continuation. AH those who de
* sire to join the Fire Department
please be at the meeting tomor- f
row, for business.
(Signed) FRANK COTTER •
Mayor
There was a short, snappy and
spectacular meeting at the Fire Hall
last nigh* \vHcu *»«ded in a sudden
adjoumm
session l rder.
Councilman George Sexton was the
cause of the sudden adjournment
when in a pointed talk he asked the
members of the tire department what
they wanted, why they had not acted
with the council when certain di*
mands tiad been granted, and ended
with the remark: “We as councilmen.
refuse to be summoned to a meeting
and mauled around, without justili
cation, without any set purpose. You!
who represent yourselves to be mem
bers of a fire department, asked the
City Councilmen to attend this meet
ing. You state that you sent a peti
• tion to the council for certain obli
gations to bo sanctioned. \ou state
that you have never received a re
ply as requested. As far as the city
council is concerned, there is a pres
ent acting chief of the Fire Depart
ment, Charles Einsmiller. This chief
received a reply from the city council
regarding your demands. You have
no fire chief, or if you have, none of
the city councilmen knows it. There
has been unnecessary quibbling,
which 1, for one of the councilmen,
do not like. You have not acted
properly and I am through with the
• matter.”
A motion was made immediately
by Mr. Ellsworth for an adjournment
and hu.v erdeth the meeting.
The cal! tor the meeting last night
was supposedly issued for the pur
pose of nominating and electing a
chief of the fire department to be
proposed to the council at the meet
ing next Monday night, for confirm
ation. At 8 o’clock the hall was com
fortably filled by firemen, past pres
ent and future, and the city council
men who had been invited. Immed
iately the question was asked of the
city fathers why they had not replied
to a letter from the fire department
regarding certain requests. Minutes
of the meeting of the council were
read by city clerk Poehlman to settle
the disputed questions. Then wrang
ling, pro and con, stalled which end
ed in the adjournment as above men
tioned.
Following the meeting, many of
the boys of the old department re
mained in the fire hall and discussed
the proposition.
Another session of others was held
elsew’here with the result, it being
the concensus of opinion that no fire
department existed, with the excep
tion of a fire chief, already named as
an acting official by the council, that
Mayor Cotter be authorized to call a
meeting for the formation of a de
partment. This is the call set forth
above. In the meantime, should a
fire result, Charles Einsmiller is the
recognized chief and volunteers will
be depended upon to fight the flames.
fit: found
WITH CUT
THROATS
COUER D’ALENE, Idaho. Dec. 1.
—The bodies of Michael Kelly, wife
and throe children were found today
with the throats cut, in their home at
Rose Lake near here. A butcher’s
knife, covered with blood was found
in the kitchen and a bloodstained ra
zor was found in the living room. The
house had not been bioken into and
the authorities believe that Kelly
must have become suddenly insane,
slashed the throats of his wife and
children and then his own throat.
Neighbors know of no family quar
rels.
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FREIGHTER TAKEN OFF
SEATTLE, Dec. 1. — The govern
ment has commandeered the freight
er Juneau and this boat will be taki n
otf tho northern run, the first craft
to actually Le pressed into the \srr
from the Alaska fleet. The Juneau
will be placed in the government ser
vice on the fifteenth of this month.
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WILSON IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Dec. 1. — Secretaiy of
Labor Wilson arrived here thi3 after
noon to investigate the telegraph and
telephone strike, also the lumber sit
uation in the Northwest. Mr. Wilson
will rest today and tomorrow, follow
ing his illness of five days at Port
land, Oregon.
WAR PROGRAM IS
OUTLINED FOR THE
BENEFIT OF ALLIES
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. — Con
gressman Medill McCormick, of Il
linois, who has just returned from
a tour of the Italian, French and
British fronts, is prepared to advo
cate definite program of military
construction. This program provides
among other items, for manufacture,
with utmost speed, of 25,000 medium
heavy howitzers and 10,000 airplanes
suitablcs for scouting, photographing
or bomb dropping. The essential fea
ture of the plan is that both guns and
airplanes should be regarded as com
mon property of all the allies.
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HENRY FORD HAS
SOLVED ANOTHER PROBLEM
REGARDING AIRPLANES
NEW YORK, Dec. 1. — A Wash
ington special says there are no de
mands of this government or of the
allies for aeroplanes and engines
which American plants cannot sup
uly after next July. Final trouble
has been solved by Henry Ford. In
stead of boring out 20 pounds of met
al from each cylinder casting, as in
the present method, accurately cut
steel tubing will be utilized, which
will be cut off and shaped mechani
cally. Several thousands can be turn
ed out in a day.
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I NO FISH QUOTATIONS
KETCHIKAN, Dec. 1.—'There were
no fish quotations today and the mar
; ket is cleared up entirely and no boats
! are expected in for several days.
BARGE BARRACOUTA
ON BEACH-CAPTAIN
j BROUGHT TO SEWARD
The Baige Barracouta, which drag
ged her anchors and swept down the
bay iu tlie stcim early last Tuesday
| morning, lies on her port side, on the
: north side o* Cmnoa Head, b »*w< < *.
| seven and eight miles below SnwarJ,
! on the southern end of Resurrection
! Bay. The three men who were aboard
when the barge started on ts voyage
, on its own account, Capt. (Icorne Gud
gin, Mate Billy Marquard and cook
Puddy Mahon, are safe and Cape.
! Gudgin reached Seward shor ly after
2 o’clock this morning, the other two
remaining on the ba* ge. The damage
to the Barracouta *.or as y^t unesti
mated. From six eight inches of
ice cove** the sides of the crait from
her nuc heads down, by the
high waves running during the two
days following the barge’s breaka
way and intensified by lh<* severe
cold wind.
i Word was brought to Sewur i late
yesterday afternoon by Fred Bunco,
who arrived in his gasbout from Se1
dovia, that ie had sighted the Barca
couta on the beach at the southern
end of the bay. He comr.iurdcated
his information to United States
Commissioner Whittlesey. When the
launch Jennie C., with Capt. H. V.
Hopkins and three other searchers,
who left late Wednesday afternoon,
did not return early last evening,
Commissioner Whittlesey secured
Carl Stangneth, George Madsen and
the latter’s son, to go down the bay
and bring the survivors of the Barra
I couta to Seward, and they arrived
shortly after 2 o’clock this morning
with the barge’s captain.
The barge went ashore last Wed
nesday at high tide. The beach at
; this point is composed of gravel. The
ship is now resting on an even keel
1 and according to Capt. Gudgin will
be easy to get off on the next best
tide.
Capt. Gudgin wired the agenfs of
the barge, the James Griffith & Sons,
of Seattle, of the facts of the case
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and is waiting for a reply. It is un
derstood that a tug is now on the way
north to another port in Alaska and
probably this will be ordered to come
here and pull the Barracouta off the
beach.
Capt. Gudgin reports that he man
aged to maneuver the Barracouta
down the bay in the gale so that he
would strike the southern shore and
was getting along 0. K., when he lost
his anchor and chain. The barge then
drifted on the beach near Strang
neth's fishing station.
“The storm last Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday, was the worst 1
have seen”, said Capt. Gudgin, this
forenoon. “If I had failed to maneuv
er the Barracouta as I did, we would
have been dashed upon the bluff at
the lower end of the bay. The three
of us remained aboard the barge as
it would have been impossible to
reach the shore, as the waves were
running high and every dash of wa
ter which struck the boat immediate
ly froze. We decided that if we
were to die, we might just a9 well
remain with the barge, and did.
“Last night the rescue party an
chored near the barge and a dory
was sent out. The bay was calm and
I went aboard the gasboat and came
to Seward and sent my report to my
agents. Just say this—we had u
fierce time.”
The ice crusting on the barge lead*
many to believe that Capt. Hopkins
and his party did not see the Barra
couta as a storm was raging when
they went out in the Bay Wednesday
afternoon to the other side. Perhap.
that is why no word was received
from the U. S. S. Saturn, which lefi
yesterday afternoon to also search
for the barge.
Citizens generally and seumen ir.
particular are complimenting U. S.
Commissioner Whittlesey upon his
action in the entire matter, as it was
he who took the initiative in the re
lief parties.
GOVERNMENT
TAKES OVER I
TIN SUPPLY!
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—Protests |
» by canners against the government j
I commandeering of tin revealed thej
! fact that the Navy Department has
: commandeered all the tin in the ware
' houses of New York.
j WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The gov
eminent officials have promised to
release a great amount of comman
| deered tin on account of the private
industries, especially the canneries,
which are handicapped by the lack of
, the commodity.
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TO HEAD SPORTS
IN ITALIAN ARMY
BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 1. — Geo.
W. Braden, athletic director at Camp
Meade, the national army camp in
Maryland, was notified today of his
appointment as physical director-in
chief of the Italian army.
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PEKIN, Dec. 1. — Lawlessness is
j increasing at Harbin where the for
1 eigners have attacked and robbed
consular representatives and intimat
ed to the Russians that unless guar
antees for their safety are forthcom
ing, they will endeavor to bring Brit
ish, American and Japanese troops to
keep peace.
STAMP TAXES
WILL RAISE
LARGE SOM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The war
stamp taxes, effective today, are ex
pected to produce one hundred million
dollars annually, according to the an
nouncement made by the Treasury
Department. The stam ptax include
customs house entries, steamship
tickets, power of attorney, playing
cards, parcel post packages, drafts
and checks payable otherwise than on
sight or demand and promissory
notes.
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GUARDSMEN AT FRONT
AMERICAN FRONT IN FRANCE,
Dec. 1.—The National Guardsmen
from the United States, representing
all states in the union which have
reached France, are for the most
part quartered in the French bar
racks. Others are in low wooden bar
racks built especially for them. The
men are all in good spirits and anx
ious to get to the real fighting front.
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EVANS IS DUE AT 5
Steamer Evans is due this after
noon at 5 o’clock according to cable
advices received in Seward this fore
noon.
CAMBRIA OFFENSIVE
! IS STARTED BY THE
FORCES OF KAISER
SPOKAN: IS
FLOATED OFF
THE ROCKS
SEATTLE.. Dec. I.—The steamer
Spokane, which went aground on
j Idol Point, during the night of Thurs
i day, Nov. 22nd., was floated at high
! tide last night and has been towed
to Bella Bella, 18 miles from the
scene of the disaster. The wireless
repoit says that the Spokane is not
1 leaking to any considerable extent
and can be towed to any port that
has a drydock. It is believed heie
that the Spokane will be brought
I here for repairs and if not will be
towed to Victoria, B. C.
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TWO MILLION MEN IN
FIRST DRAFT CLASS
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—It is os
i timated that the tirst of the live
I classes into which draft registmnts
j are to be divided, will contain over
two million subject to call for service,
and these men will all be called before
any man in any other class will be
summoned.
The first class includes single men]
without any dependents, husbands
who habitually fail to support their
families, married men dependent on
their wives for support. Of this first
class, the first to be taken according
to industrial qualifications, will be
unskilled laborers.
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SOLDIERS BE GIVEN
CHANCE TO TAKE
BATH BY SWIMMING
FORT BLISS, Texas, Dec. 1. —
Soldiers stationed at the post here or
in camp nearby will have chance to
swim and dive next summer. The El
Paso Chamber of Commerce has ap
propriated funds for the construction
of a large pool near the parade ground
and work has started on it. The pool
will be large enough to accommodate
all of the soldiers stationed here. It
| will be heated and lighted.
HARDEN Ys ON TOP
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 1. —Maxmit
lian Harden has been permitted to
1 publish his newspaper 4‘Die Zukunft”
according to the Daily Tageblatt.
Harden is also allowed to continue
his lectures. Several months ago Har
den's paper was suppressed by the
German government on account of
the sharp criticisms against the kai
ser. Harden then started lecturing,
and was also suppressed. No reason
is given for the rescinding of the
government’s orders.
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SWITZERLAND OFFERS
TO FEED THE SERBIANS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—Switzer
i land has made an offer to provision
the Serbian civilian population and
the help has been gladly accepted on
behalf of the sufferers. It is conser
vatively estimated that one-fourth of
the total population of Serbia has
perished from lack of food, disease
and privations brought on by the war.
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Advertise in The Gateway.
• BERLIN, Dec. 1. — The German
troops, augmented by over five hun
dred thousand men drawn from other
fronts, infantry, cavalry and artillery
late yesterday began an offensive
against the British offensive in the
Cambrai region. By early morning
today several British batteries had
been captured and the oilicial report
says that the German vanguards have
taken 4,000 British soldiers as pris
oners.
Germans Begin Attack
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Dec. 1.—In the Cambrai
region, late yesterday afternoon, the
German forces began a turning move
ment against the British forces. The
attack was sudden and fierce ar.d
continuing. Airmen report thousands
of extra men of the Germans coining
to the new line from all direct < ns.
The British, following the attack,
was able to pull ba-.'k •) ost of tneir
forward troops and guns to save them
from being caught. The British in
seven instances, unable to get their
large calibre guns to the rear, blew
them up.
Haig Makes a Report
LONDON, Dec. 1. — This morning,
In an ofliciai report, Field Marhsal
Haig states that late yesterday and
all during the night, the Germans at
tacked the British forces on the Cam
brai front with artillery, followed by
dashes of infantry and cavalry. The
Germans seem pouring armies upon
armies against the British forces re
sulting -in the Britons -withdrawing
slightly to the rear but losing no val
uable positions, still dominating all
important points taken in the Cam
brai Sector.
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NET TIGHTENS
AROUND BUNCH
OF ANARCHISTS
SEATTLE, Dec. 1.—-Officials of the
city, state and federal governments
are today tracing the suspected con
nection of the Italian Ciaculo Studi
Sociali, the alleged Italian anarchis
tic society of Milwaukee, with the so
ciety in the Pacific northwest of which
seventy have been arrested and held
fo rinvestigation. The Milwaukee
society is charged with the bomb out
rage in which nine policemen at
headquarters lost their lives. Ten
ringleaders of the Northwest society
are known now to be among those in
jail here, and positive evidence has
been obtained regarding their com
plicity against the war measures of
the United States.
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ARCTIC BROTHERS
A special committee having been
and entertainment at the meeting
instructed to provide refreshments
Monday evening December 3rd. It
is the duty of every A. B. to be pres
ent and enjoy the good things they
have to offer. ‘'Join the circle” an l
“smoke” with the “boys.”
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LONDON, Dec. 1. — Only live
per cent, of the population of London
are subscribers to British war loans,
as compared with nearly ten per cent
in the rest of Great Britain.
WATCH FOR IT TOMORROW-!! IS SOMETHING NEW
AND WILL DE ON TOUR DOORSTEP IN THE MORNING