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\T.\Y YORK. Jin ■ '0— The American steamer Pinar j
del Ri< . I seven niles off the coast of
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uere a . tea ' hi< h found them in
the lifeboat .A member^ >f the crew were saved.
ThePinavdi R tSaturday morning.
§u 'witnessed the sinking of a
schooner nearby where they v.ore submarined after the
sav U-boat had sent them down.
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B0S1 N 10 man narine raider cru
icr between the Idelaware f apes t** XTu.^i*caet Light lit
tween Maj 25th and ■ to a letter from
Captain Sweeny, of the schooner Hauppage, which was
submarined. The crew was captured and remained aboard
the submarine eight days.
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ST. PAUl., June 1 — Snrrue; (lorn: -
crs, President of the American Feder
ation of Labe f in l i»* anneal P' *•
says that a .e-ci;a*y, mrii . *r« mid ir
responsible dipbnia c> mu potish but ^
Democracy, justice, ptcttom «a ion_
fide nee between vruvcrn-Hei.t.s anil ■.-u.
people must triumph.
President tlomiH-rs
workers in war production . i pr:u -
tally a part <»t‘ the fighting foice/ of
this country.
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iS ATJUOHOUVA:
'steamer Northwestern arrive I at
Cordova at 1 i o clock us mori in? ami
will leave there tor this di • ctum bet
weon S and noon toinorio'v. None
sayeth when the Northwestern will ar
rive here.
FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, June - JO
ations at noon today were a- follows:
halibut, fifteen and one half cents; sa
ble, seven cents; ling cod. three cents;
salte<i sable. $20 a barn**: malted her
ring, $20 a barrel.
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One half of the people in town *cre
out somewhere ye.dcr lav, citho** out
the railroad. down the bay or in the
hills around Seward. Many went fish
ing and came hack with good catches.
Others went out looking for bear, and
looked in vain.
\ ASKINGTt W June 10 — The De
• in(**\t*of Labor has appointed R. F<.
: *b ' tson, of Juneau, director of the
/ Public Service Reserve.
;; R »bertson is an attorney of Ju
iu u; a (K'iutcd with the law firm of
i*' »n : :nl Robertson. Both mem
t>, ■ - . ( A in the service of the gov
, i t. \\v. Gunnison being food ad
i i.-c • lor the territory of Alas
ka.
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J.S. FiSHtRiES
cCAT SAVE m
CAUGHT IN ICE
WASHINGTON, June 10— The
Gov* ament steamer Roosevelt rescu
uni i.i* passenger.-* an<l crew from tin
fi 'its bark Tacoma which sunk in
> ! re ai Bristol on JVlav 10th, accord
ing to a report receiver! here. 'Hie
Roosevelt also towed four other barks
I out of the ice jam.
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[ C. OF C. LUNCHEON
The usual weekly noonday lunchcor
of the Seward Chamber of Commerce
will be he! I tomorrow at the Sewarc
Grill. Several matters of i mportanc<
will come up and members are request
ed to be in their seat* at 12:30 o’clock
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WASHINGTON, June 30 — The House appropria
tions, committee iate this afternoon approved the appro
priation of Five million, two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars fo continuing work o i the government railroad in
Alaska. This is a slight education from the original estim
ates but the committeemen said that the sum agreed upon
this afternoon would be amply to continue work uninter
ruptly.
CALLED TO
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Twenty three men are walking the
streets of Seward today and on the la
pel of their coat .is a white ribbon
showing that they are one of the; nwn
inducted this morning into the fir-4
selective quota from this division.
Twenty three men ere v.a’t’rg for
the Admiral l 'arragut to leave for
Fort Li.>cum where they will begin ac
tive military training preparatory ,o
going to Kurope and fight the atro
cious Hun.
The twenty three men represent
those in Seward who have been called
to draft, five others being expected
from Kenai. Seldovia and Kodiak on
the Admiral Farragot. The others of
the selective draft called in the first
quota, are at Fort I/iscum, \aldez 01
LaTouche ready to join tlu* little com
mand.
Hut of the quota called from hero,
according to Attorney Greco, secret
ary of the local draft board, four ni< n
may be classed as- deserteis. Ihese
four men are understood to have If t
: the north and their present whcrc
I ibout.- are unknown. Until the quota
reaches Fort Liscuni nothing will be
done about the four men they being
given full oppurtunity to report for
military service, but in tor.the <u>
men n port at the Fojrt, and they are
-till missing, warrants will be issued
for their a. re t and court martial.
Seward this morning was given itfs
first direct concern that a war is in
progress, that some ot our men are
drafted.
Others have gone to the war frt m
Seward hut this moving those gather
ed in the Van Gilder hall witnessed tho
inception of 23 men into the service.
When the pames of the men were
called and the men stepped into ranks,
there were those among the audience
who quietly shed tears. f'erhaps it
was a husband, a son or a bailor, pi r
haps a loved one — he was drafted, he
is now facing the stern war, and the
parting had come when he stepped
from the l ink of a citizen into the
ranks of the army. r
The induction pf the men. took place
shortly after 10 o’clock this morning in
the Van Gilder hall. Attorney Ray
read the provisions under which the
men were drafted, stated tliat from the
time they stepped into the ranks they
were in the service of the United Sta
tes-, subject to military orders. There
was no oath administered,-but when 23
of the 31 men called had answered to
their names, stepped into the ranks,
little girls passed tho white ribbons
anil pinned them to the coats of t^ie
men.
i Sergeant Evenson and his four cor
• porals took charge of the squads, Pat
1 syRay played the “Star Spangled Bftvt
> ner” and the men were dismissed to
■ assemble again this aitrnoon and dis
, cuss arrangments to be made while
.1; y nr .n Seward prior to taking the
steam e»\
The men, or most of them, will be
mastered at the various hotels and
akc their meals at the Seward Grill.
HheiA ' .1 be allowed homo privilege
until the whistle of the steamer blow:
ami the./Jicy 'a iil all assemble at tn*
\’an Cisider hail ready to march to tin*
Admiral Karragut and off to Fort Kis
um.
Sergeant Kvcnson has issued orders
oat the men report moning and even
0 g at the \ an Gilder hall for io!l cal!
niti 1 tin Karragut reaches Imre.
John David Mcl/eod, one of the sel
. ctive men, reached here today, and
vas inducted with the men this morn
ng. Othoi'wiso the list of tho.se culled
from Seward remains the same as pub
lished in yesterday'? paper.
hollowing the induction, all men
gathered in front of the Van Gildei
building, and had a group picture tak
en byThwaites. Several others swung
their kodaks out and also took pictures
of the men.
GIVE FAKE WE I 1, DANCE
T* e men inducted today will give a
' > ewcll dance tonight in the Van Gil
’• h II which will be strictly invita
tional. , ,
FARRAGUT DUE
LATETT,;; »
Steamer Admiral ‘Farragut is hardty
»x pec ted here before late tomorrow
might or early Wednesday morning. |
i\:u» steamer cleared from Anchorage I
it 1 oVIock yesterday morning for Ko
.'iak hot was hung up in a'fog yester
day off Seldovia and it is doubtful if
ihe Fanagirt arrived at Kodiak before
this fore noon. The steamer has 150
tons of freight to discharge at Kodiak
,:nd then goes to Alitak bay, a six hour
u n from Kodiak and discharges
freight there. From Alitak bay to
Seward it generall takes 16 to 18
hours to make the run.
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SILVER CLAIM
HOLDERS WIN A
COURT DECISION
WASHINGTON, June 10 — The
Supreme court today in a decision sus
tained the right of a holder of a silver
claim to follow indefinitely, in opposite
directions,.the vein where the crest of
anti-incline is within the claim. _y
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LONDON, June 10 — The foreign office of the As
sociated Press this afternoon says that the German at
tack is directed immediately against Compiene as part ol
the campaign against Paris, it is believed that the Ger
mans are endeavoring to outfilank the French line along
the Soissions front.
GERMANS MAKE FURIOUS ATTACKS
Paris, June 10 — (Official)— The New German at
tack between Montidier and Noyon forecasted last Satur
day night, kept up today with undiminished violence
The French first broke the furious Geran attacks on the
French left wing. The Germans are bringing up reinforce
ments and are reported to have made progress reaching
the southern part of Guvilly Wood, Ressons andSunnatz
The French and American forces are continuing at
tacksnear Brussiares and gained ground. Many prisoners
have been taken.
Fighting continues bitterly along the French right
wing. The French have captured 500 prisoners who report
that the German losses in yesterday’s battle were extreme
-ly heavy.
SPLENDID RESISTANCE TO HUNS.
LONDON, June 10— (Official)- The French appear
to he making splendid resistance to the Germans in the
Noyon sector especially on the flanks where the attacks
are"the heaviest. The Germans have progressed in the cen
ter where they claim to have captured the Gury heights
The French admit the loss of the villages Ressons, Sur
matz and Mareuil. It is generally expected that the Ger
mans attack between Montdidier and Noyon is a resumpt
ion of a direct thrust for Paris.
GERMANS GAINS INSIGNIFICANT
WITH THE FRENCH. June 10 —( Official)— Not
withstanding the great forces the Germans threw into the
line when they opened the offensive yesterday between
Montdidier and the Oise, they did not achieve any con
siderable advance. They apparently hoped to break the
line but the defenders were as firm as rocks. The Allies re
real line of resistance.
BRITISH ADVANCE THEIR LINES.
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WITH THE BRITISH June, 10— Official) The Brit
ish have advanced lightly near Buzencourt and improved
The line considerably just south of the Somme.
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PROPOSES COMPLETE PROHIBITION
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WASHINGTON, June 10 — A proposal for complete
prohibition during the war was pesent'ed in the Senate
! this afternon by Senator Wesley L Jones of Washington.
: This proposal came as an amendment to the $11,000,000
agicpltural appropiration bill.