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‘ THE ALASKA EVENING POST
Volume XL Number l*L_ SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1817._Ten Cento the Copy
WHITTLESEY IS
COMMISSIONER
Well Known Seward Attorney Named
to Succeed Frank Ennis In
Local Office
Judge W. H. Whittlesey, who during
his visit to Washington last winter,
was mentioned as a possibility in the
gubernatorial situation, has just been
appointed United States Commissioner
to succeed Frank Ennis. He will take
charge on August 1st.
Judge Whittlesey is one ot the best
known men in this section of Alaska,
coming to Seward with the very first
survey party for the railroad.
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WHALE MEAT
HAS THE EDGE
Scientist IVcIares Meat of Big Mam
mal Better Than the Beef of
C o in merce
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
SACREMEXTO. July 28.—The chief
difference between whale meat and
beefsteak is that whale meat is better,
according to Barton VV. Evermann.
chairman of the committee on zoologi
cal investigation at the University of
California. This opinion was expressed
to Dean Thomas F. Hunt, of the Uni
versity Agricultural College, in re
sponse to a request from the San
Francisco Chamber of Commerce tor
information on the subject. The State
ermann’s reply.
The whale is not a fish but a mam
Council of Defense is in receipt of Ev
mal, like sheep, cattle and hogs, ac
cording to the university investigator,
and there is no fishy taste whatso
ever to whale meat, which resembles
beef in appearance but is a darker red.
There is no bone, gristle or fat in the
meat and it can be sold at 10 cents a
pound and still net the whaling com
pany a profit. Much whale meat is
now used for chicken feed and ferti
lizer, but its use as human food is
apt to become more general, Ever
mann believes. One trial, he says, is
all that is needed to convince the av
erage person it is as good as beef
steak or better.
The United States government has
begun the posting of Ketchikan and
Seattle prices for fish in all the coast
cities of Alaska, the prices being
cabled daily by agents of the United
States bureau of fisheries.
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OLD-TIMERS CO 01 T
TO STETSON CREEK
James Palmer and W. J. Curtner,
old-timers who came here on the first
boat, left for Kenai on the train last
night en route to Stetson Creek where
they mined back in 1898.
While here the two had a long visit
with A1 Davis, of Hoben & Davis,
he being one of the same outfit which
came here on the same boat.
SHORTEN ANd"lO\VER
THIRD AVENTE BRIDGE
In reconstructing the Third avenue
bridge arrangements have been made
to shorten the structure 48 feet by
filling in at the south end. Piling for
the bridge are all in and the work of
lowering the north end to grade is
now in progress.
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KILL EIGHT BEAR
ON PROSPECTING TRIP
Charles Emsweiler and William De
witt, w’dl-knowm hunters and prospec
tors, returned yesterday from an ex
tended trip to the Nuka bay section
and report having been visited by a
number of cannery boats looking for
salmon.
They killed eight bear on the trip
and did some work on the prospect dis
covered there last year by Emsweiler
and Frank Skeen.
IND OF THIRD YEAR
FINDS FRENCH IN AN
IMPROV POSITION
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
PARIS, July 28 —At the end of the third year of war
in Europe the military situation of the Allies on the west
ern front is regarded by competent authorities, here, as
actually lieter than a year ago.
Prospectively, the situation is enormously better, by
reason of the intervention of the United States.
French authorities believe that the German reserves
have been diminished 1,200,000 men during the year. The
wastage during April, May and June of this year ex
ceeded 150,00 men per month, the casualties on the western
front rising during May to 170,000.
COUNCIL CALLED TO MOSCOW
(By Associated Presi Dispatch)
PETROGRAD, July 28.—Extreme gravity of the situ
ation both at the front and rear, has caused Premier Ke
renskv to convoke an extraordinary National council to be
held at Moscow July 31st.
Arrests among the extremist leaders continue and
conditions are more nearly normal.
CONDITIONS IN PETROGRAD IMPROVE
LONDON, July 28.—Petrograd dispatches state that
the citv is outwardly calmer than for months, due to Pre
V V
mier Kerensky’s strong repressive measures, including the
disarming of rioters and mutineers.
The ministry of justice has issued a statement that
Xicholai Lenine and associates were concerned in a Ger
man plot against Russia. Lenine is apparently still free.
MARCH ON BUKOWINA UNCHECKED
WASHINGTON, July 28.—Dispatches from Europe
indicate that the Austro-German march through eastern
Galicia toward the Bukowina border is proceeding un
checked.
FORMER CZAR FALLS, LEG BROKEN
LONDON, July 28.—A Petrograd dispatch states that
former Czar Nicholas fell from a bicycle and sustained a
broken leg while riding in the gardens at Tsarskoe Selo.
CLANS ARE GATHERING FOR BIG
GAME FOR WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIP
All is in readness for the big game
over at Anchorage and the excitement
has reached fever heat.
Sixty more fans left on the train at
eleven o’clock last night, and are now
in Anchorage, reinforcing the big
crowd which went over on the boat.
Advices by telphone indicate that
Seward has already won so far as
backing the Anchorage fans into un
certainty is concerned. The fans up
the Inlet have been ragging Seward
folks all summer and inviting them to
bring over the local banking houses
and bet a little, but last evening there
was plenty of Seward money in sight
and no takers here, while advises from
the Inlet stated that those with faith
in the cream of “alibi league’’ were
down to their small change, all big
money having been covered. The bunch
SURVEYS MADE FOR
NEW WAGON ROAD
Surveys for the location of the road
to be built by territorial funds down
the east side of Ressurection river are
being made and the route will be es
tablished for the full length in a day
or two. A slight change over the
original line has been made at Mc
Pherson’s homestead, he agreeing to
give half the right-of-way only. This
will necssitate the building of a small
bridge but will not interfere with the
general value of the project.
had “pokes” and plenty of confidence.
It is estimated that from $15,000 to
$25,000 has been wagered on the out
come of the series.
After the extended wrangle at An
chorage as to who should play on the
all-star team against Seward, the mat
ter was finally left to Walter DeLong
as arbitrator and he chose the follow
ing aggregation:
Outfielders — Steifel, Sternberg,
Worth.
First Base—Casad, Nash.
Second Base—Hudson, Nicholls.
Third Base—Mills, Dutton.
Short Stop—Kcrtis, Tiffany.
Pitchers—Shelton, Young, Costello,
Thompson.
Catchers—Kulman, Ober.
The Seward team will line up some
thing like this:
Hemenway, catcher; Chamberlain,
Hood or Lucas, pitchers; Campbell,
first base; McGuire or Bainbridge, sec
ond base; Beem, shortstop; Coughlin,
third; Mat Ryan, T. Finnegan and Mc
Guire in the field, with J. J. Finnegan,
and Frederickson to fall back on in
case of emergency.
Arrangements have been made for
a direct wire from the ball park at
Anchorage here and the game will be
received play by play. A branch wire
has been run from the railroad build
ing to The Northern and an operator
will be there to give the fans the
dope, so the unfortunates who could
not attend the big series can keep
track of just what is going on.
SWITCHMEN TIE
UP 19 LINES
Chicago Center of Trouble In Attempt
by Union to Force the
“Closed Shop”
(Hy Ainnciatcd Prn* Dispatch)
CHICAGO, July 28.—Nineteen rail
roads entering Chicago and local lines
were affected today by a strike called
by the brotherhood of switchmen,
which became effective this morning.
The roads have declared an embargo
on all shipments of perishable goods
and livestock until the strike is settled.
There are 3400 men in the local
switching organizations. The switch
men demand rules and regulations
which the employers say is equal to
establishing a “closed shop” policy
favoring the unions.
AT PALZER SHOT
BY HIS LATHER
Pugilist Murdered While Trying to
Protect Mother From Brutal
Attack
(Ity Aftsocinted Proiw Dispatch)
FERGUS FALLS, Minn., July 28.—
A1 Palzer, well-known pugilist, died
today from a gunshot wound inflicted
by his father. The bullet was fired
at young Palzer on hu-t Thursday
when he attempted to protect his
mother from a brutal attack by the
father, who is under arrest.
GLACIER ICE
$2 PER TON
Juneau Firm Contracts to Supply
Congealed Water Below Cost
of Manufacture
JUNEAU, ALASKA, July 28. — A
contractor offers to furnish glacier ice,
gathered from the water near Juneau,
at $2 a ton to fishermen, who now pay
$6 a ton for artificial ice and $4 for
glacier ice. The glacier ice is as hard
as flint, and goes two and a half times
as far as the manufactured ice, fish
ermen say. The furnishing of glacier
ice as a regular industry recalls that
ice was almost the first of Alaska’s
exports. More than fifty years ago
sailing ships were loaded with glacier
ice from the Sitka neighborhood, and
it was shipped to San Francisco for
use there.
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VETERAN U. S. ADMIRAL
DIES AT AGE OF 80
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, July 28.—Rear Ad
miral Stephen II. Luce died today
after a long illness.
Rear Admiral Luce was the founder
and first president of the Naval War
College at Newport, R. I. He saw his
country victorious in three wars, two
of which, the Mexican and Civil wars,
he helped to fight. He spent forty
eight years in active naval service,
pasing thirty-three on duty at sea.
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Mr. Frank Pettygrove, of San Fran
cisco, who is here on a business trip,
will continue his tour to westward on
the next boat.
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THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Minimum .41
Current .55
Maximum .71
Trace of rain.
Partly cloudy.
WEATHER TOMORROW
Fair and warm.
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FOURTH YEAR OF WAR
OPENS WITH AM IICAN
ARMY NEAR FRONT
(Dy Associated Press Dispatch)
EUROPEAN PORT, July 28. — Another American
contingent has arrived in safety and disembarked today.
This, the third contingent to arrive, landed on the fourth
anniversary of the first declaration of war in the world
conflict.
HEADQUARTERS OF AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, July 28.—Preparations are already being made
to protect men of the United States military forces on
the French front from hardships of winter.
July is the hottest month in France but the nights are
cool.
November, December, January, February and March
are the cold months with much rain. Dampness causes the
cold to be felt more keenly than in drier climates and prep
arations are being made accordingly.
Officers and soldiers are to be taken to the French
front in detachments to study life in the trenches and ac
quire necssary information before the American army ac
tually takes over a sector of the front line.
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WOMEN’S BATTALION FOUGHT AFTER
MEN FLED; WOMEN SAILORS NEXT
(By Aasorintcd l*re»s Dinpatch)
PKTROGRAD, July 28. — Ten wounded heroines of
the women’s battalion known as the “Command of Death,”
have arrived in Petrograd, leaving Commander Vera But
chkareff and Marya Shrydloff, daughter of the former ad
miral of the Baltic fleet and minister of marine in the hos
pital at Vitebsk.
The ten who returned state that only fifty of the three
hundred women who went to the front are still on duty.
Of the remainder, twenty were killed, eight taken pris
oners, and the others wounded.
In the attack in which the women were nearly anni
hilated, the fire became so hot that all the men comrades
in the neighboring trenches fled but the handful of women
stuck to their guns and fought the enemy along.
During the battle near Smorgen the Russian women
captured a number pf women who were fighting with the
German army and brought them in as prisoners on the
morning of July 25th.
Russian women have offered to train themselves to
serve as crews for the Russian battleships and Kerensky
has accepted the offer.
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CONSPIRACY BY TEUTONS IN U. S.
TO SLAY BY ‘LOCKJAW’ DISCLOSED
WASHINGTON, July 28.—Chemical analysis by the
government showed tetanus germs on courtplaster, which
it is reported was distributed through certain channels by
German sympathizers.
Attorney General Gregory has issued a warning to the
public to use only courtplaster secured from reliable
sources.
Courtplaster is an article handled by peddlers who
travel from house to house and it is considered that it was
t hrough this channel the perpetrators of the outrage ex
pected to secure results._
PROMINENT ANCHORAGE
MAN SUFFERS STROKE
ANCHORAGE, July 26, (By Mail).
—E. J. Warner, prominent realty
dealer of Anchorage, suffered a stroke
of paralysis on July 25th at his apart
ments in the Lathrop building, and his
condition is critical. His two sons, J.
Victor and E. J., both working for
the government, have been notified.
Mrs. Warner was with him at the
time he received the stroke and is in
constant attendance at the hospital
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BOATS AND TRAINS
The Admiral Evans is due at Cor
dova at one o'clock tonight.