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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 77.
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\KW YORK. Auk.. 17— Raymond
Chapman, shortstop of the Cleveland
Americans, died in the hospital this
morning after an operation as the re
sult of a fractured skull caused by a
pitched ball thrown by Carl Mays in
yesterday’s New York game. The
baseball woild is in mourning today
and Mays is overcome with grief.
KVANS m K toxhjht.
The Admiral Kvans is due in port
tonight at o'clock. according to ad
vices received h\ Agent Wayne Ulue.
The st» am *r no**." t * * Anchorage i» lore
returning south.
Al. \MKP\ IS Dt I FROM
THK SOI TH roMOUKoW
POSTON. Aug.. IT— The players
ot* the Poston and Detroit clubs arc
drawing up a petition asking the
banishment of Mays from organized
baseball. Around Mays, according to
the players ot* the two teams, a base
ball controversy has centered tor
years because of bis close pitching
and desertion from tin* Poston club
causing a fight among the club own
ers and President Pan Johnson.
Agent A. H. McDonald announces
that the steamei Alameda is dm* in
port tomorrow afternoon at 1 o‘clock.
The Alameda go's to Anchorage be
fore returning south.
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Seven days mail are due in Sesv
ard when the Alameda arrives tomor
row. The Admiral Kvans due tonight
is supposed to have five days ami the
Alameda two day-* mail.
WATSON SAILS SOI 111
The Admiral Watson cleared tor
the aouih yesterday at 5 o’clock from
the Seward dock with the following
passengers aboard from Seward: J.
W. Schneider, A. S. Sinclair. Peter
Swanson. F. A. Shook. 0. N. Graham,
Mrs. Ed. Anderson and Dan Hill ami
wife.
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WILL HOLD THE TRAIN
The Gateway City limited for the
interior tomorrow will b** held until
aft* r the arrival of the steamer Ala
meda according to infonnation given
out this afternoon by Agent Sweek.
WASHINGTON. Aug.. IT— Less
than one per cent of 24,000.000 men
registered under the draft act have
been found chargeable with wilfull de
sertion. The War Department an
nounces a total number so charged a>
being 17:1,011. The War Department j
will soon announce those branded a> I
deserters and will ask co-operative of |
citizens in apprehending them.
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LED lilt VE Jl DGE MAKING
r TRIP TO S. E. ALASKA j
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SEATTLE. Aug.. IT— Federal .lud '
go NYterer and his family left on th< |
steamer Spokane this morning for a
two weeks cruise to southeastern
Alaska.
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RED cross magazine h vs
SCSPENDKD PCBUCATION
WASHINGTON, Aug., IT— It was
announced today that owing to the
“famine pnce” of newsprint paper,
the American Red Cross has been
forced to suspend the Red Cross ma
gazine.
SATTRN OFF TO WESTWARD
The navy radio craft Saturn clear
ed for the westward this forenoon and
will not return to So ward again this
season, unless unexpected orders are
given.
Last night the officers and boys ot
the Saturn, in conjunction with the
Women’s club of Seward, gave a dance
which was well attended and enjoyed.
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DAN SI THKRLAND HERE
Dan Sutherland, old timer, candi
date for Delegate to Congress on the
Republican ticket, arrived from the
westward on the Admiral Watson yes
terday and is registered at the Hotel
Seward. Mr. Sutherland is campaign
ing in this section and will soon leave
for Southeastern Alaska. Mr. Suther
land is most sanguine of the result of
election to he held in November.
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SAFE IN COt’RT OF THE
LOS ANGELES STATION
ROBBED OF THOl’SANDS
LOS ANGELES. Aug.. 17— The
safe of Police Judge Chesbro the com t
room being in the central police sta
tion. was robbed of $25,000 last night.
There are no clues.
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W. A. Dorn, assistant treasurer of
the Pacific Steamship C#., accompan
ied by his wife, is a round tripper on
the Admiral Watson.
AMKKIC'AN PKOTKST
POUCKS JAPS 01 T
HuONOI.ru . Auk., A
Tokio cable to a Japanese news
paper here reports the Japanese
government will probably with
draw troops from Saghnlien Isl
and because of the American pro
test.
II. C. SALMON PKICKS
YANTOrVKU, H. C., Aug., IT—
The British Columbia Packers Assoc
iation opening the salmon pack prices
give the following: half pound tins,
sockeye, $20; half tails, $H>; Beds,
>17.50; tails. $15; chocs, $13.50.
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HAKIMm; to makk
labok day spkkch
MAKIOX. Aug., IT— Wan on 0.
Harding will deliver a Labor day
speech to the Central Labor union of
this city.
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PKOHIBITIONISTS WANT Till'
(H A NT S MAN AC KK AKKKSTC.D
NKW YOKK, Aug.. IT— Prohibi
tion agents have been ordered to have |
McGrow, manager of the Giants,
brought to the district attorneys ol- J
fice for examination regarding the re- j
port he purchased liquor at the Lamb s
club.
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Mrs. J. H. Romig returned on last
night’s train from a professional trip
to Anchorage.
Among the tourists who spent ihe
time sightseeing around Seward yes
terday during the stay of the A dm ral
Watson was Mrs. J. H. McGowan, of
New York, wife of the President of
the Federal Steamship Company. Mrs.
McGowan is accompanied by her two
daughters, Mildred and Helen.
Karl Armstrong, Deputy U. S. Mar
shal at Kodiak, visited in Seward yes
terday while the steamer was in port.
Mr. Armstrong is on his way to Val
dez.
Miss Katherine Walsh, merchant at
Anchorage, arrived on the Admiral
Watson and is registered at the Hotel
Sexton.
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H. J. Bailing, former resident of
Sewaid, accompanied by his wife, ar
rived on the Admiral Watson from
Kodiak and is a guest at the Hotel
Seward.
ft. W. Dawson, merchant at Kenai.
passed through on the Admiral Wat
son on a business trip to the states.
Capt. C. L. Hewes, with the com
mission at Anchorage, accompanied by
his wife is aboard the Admiral Watson
for the states to locate.
FOREST FIRES GROWING
MISSOULA, Mont., Aug., 17— Ex
tensive fires are burning the Flat
head forest in Montana ami the Kar
| isku and Pen d’Orville forests in
Idaho.
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ALLEN IS RENOMINATED
TOPEKA, Aug., 17— Governor Al
len has been renominated by the Re
publicans by an enormous plurality.
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BELFAST, Aug., 17— The police
and military last night cleared the
1 streets with bombs and bullets. This
was the result of the murder of dis
1 trict inspector Wilson. The town hall
and several shops were wrecked.
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SONNY BROWNELL IS
NOW A MOVIE VILLYUN
1). C. Brownell, known locally as
“Sonny,” is a real honest-to-heaven
movie villyun, one of those bold bad
kind who kidnap “me child” and al
ways robs the innocents of “them poi
pers.” When it was announced in the
Gateway last Saturday that the Bla
bloek Producing Company, now in the
city taking a real Alaska scene set
picture, wanted a villiun, “Sonny”
Brownell read the notice, hiked for
Alaska Blabloek, was given the once
over and signed up. Yesterday “Son
ny” was given his business, costume,
and initiated into the art of making
up and was shot many times while the
company was taking scenes aboard
the Admiral Watson with the tourists
and crew being in the groups.
George Kdward Lewis, director and
general manager of the Blabloek Pro
ducing Company, will have all of the
principal scenes of his movie feature,
“Dorothy of Alaska,” laid in Seward.
Sunday and yesterday the company
were tak'ng various scones, the light
bring especially good. The company
will remain in Seward for perhaps two
weeks and then take street scones at
various other cities, these all going in
to the big production.
Alaska Blabloek says that Seward
anti the* surrounding country furni hes
the best kind of settings for movie
n • liens and predicts that many of
the big companies now on the coast
will come north for new locations
must he secured as the people are fa
miliar with all of the various locations
of the California producing companies
and demand a change of scenery.
CITY COCNCIL MEETS
A short public session of the C itv
Council was held last night at which
were present Mayor Chamberlin,
Councilmen Horner, Krefting, McXeei
Ellsworth and Orlander. A communi
cation was read from the Seward Wat
er ci: Power company stating that a
j hydrant would he placed at the junc
tion of Fourth and B street when or
dered by the city but that a hydrant
near the San Juan dock would be on
private property and the mains could
not be extended into lands owned by
private parties. A communication
from the Seward Light & Power Co.,
was lead regarding tin* claim of $51.
50 for a lamp post base. The commun
ication was referred to the light
committee to take up with the City at
torney arid the Alaska fl ransfer Co.
Claims amounting to $549.90 were
read and ordered paid. Then the coun
cil went into a secret session and the
reporter, city clerk, chief of police and
health officer, filed out into the mois
ture of the night. This morning it was
reported the council adjourned after
the secret deliberations.
RODMAN GOING SOUTH
SEATTLE, Aug.. 17— The New
Mexico, carrying Admiral Hugh Rod
man, sails Thursday for San Francisco
Six destroyers which have returned
from a trip to Alaska waters, are now
I at Bremerton being overhauled.
Mrs. IT. W. Ziebrath, from Anchor
age, is registered at the Hotel Over
land.
Mrs. Corson, who has been in busi
ness at Port Chatham, arrived on the
train last night, having come to Sew
ard via Anchorage.
IS UP TO
m :xico
MEXICO CITY, Aug., 17— The
Morning Excelsior says that Presi
dent Wilson is ready to recognize the
Mexican Provisional government if
Mexico agrees to the terms proposed
by Secretary of State Colby. The
terms are in respect to payment of in
demnities for American lives and pro-1
petty, payments of indemnities to for- j
cigners suffering during the revolu- I
tion and the abrogation of the Car- j
ranza decrees which are found to be |
confiscatory.
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AMERICANS ARE THIRD
IN FENCING CONTEST AT
ANTWERP— FRENCH IN RACE
WARSAW, Aug., 17— The Polish
| counter offensive has broken the Sov
iet hold on the gates of the city it is
announced officially. General Pilsud
ski is reported heading the counter
stroke. The Soviets are falling back in
i confusion at various points.
SABKSTOPOL. Aug., 17— General
WrangePs soldiers estimated to be at
150,000 are opposing the Bolsheviki
forces of 50,000. The Soviets are re
ported to have 400,000 men on the
Polish front.
WARSAW, Aug., 17— The Bolshe
viki forces planning to cross the Vis
tula, thirty five miels southeast, were
forced bark. The French are now tak
ing a more prominent part in directing
the Polish forces. General Weygand
said the responsible new tactics are
turning the tide.
The transfer of the government to
Posen began under cover last Satur
day.
The Russian armies are reported
within fifty miles of Danzig.
Nothing is known here regarding
the armistice and peace negotiations
onw going on at Minsk.
PARIS, Aug., 17— The Foreign
office reports a successful Polish
counter offensive from Thom to clear
the Polish corridor and along the en
tire southern front.
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AMERICAN IS WINNER
ANTWERP, Aug., 17— Landon, of
the New York Athletic Club, won the
finals in the Olympic high jump with
a new record of one and ninety' four
hurdreths meters.
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CAMPAIGN TO BE TAKEN
TO PEOPLE TO FIND OUT
WHAT PEOPLE THINKING
ANTWERP, Aug., 17— In the
Olympic games Italy was first, Fran
co second and America third in fenc
ing with foils. The protest of the 100
motor race has resulted in placing
the American Schultz fourth instead
of fifth. All four American entrants
won heats in the 110 meter gurdles.
France won the 5000 meter race. Am
erica did not enter.
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IRISH MAYOR DEPORTED
CORK, Aug., 17— I/Old Mayor Ter- j
rence MacSweeney has been dej>ortod
to England aboard a destroyer as the!
result of a court martial and convic
tion yesterday of sedition. The con
victed man has refused all food since
he was imprisoned last Thursday.
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GOVERNOR CANTU WILL
BE OUSTED BY MEXICO i
MEXICALI, Aug., 17— The con-1
elusion of the insurrection in the Nor-1
thorn district of Lower California is (
expected soon. It is unofficially ad- j
mitted that General Louis Salazar is
to succeed Cantu as governor.
FARGO, N. D., Aug., 17— Frank
lin Roosevelt, making his first address
in this state, said the Democrats were
pledged to seek a solution of the pro
blems and to best serve the interests
of the producers and consumers. Roo
sevelt said he was glad the Republic
an’s porch campaign was breaking
down. He said the Democrats were
trying to carry the campaign to the
country also to find out what the peo
ple were thinking about.
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MUTINY IS REPORTED ON
AMERICAN STEAMER HOXIE
LONDON, Aug., 17— The Americ
an steamer Hoxie, enroute from Nor
folk to Copenhagen, wirelessed this
afternoon to the Danish police for
help as a mutiny has broken out
! aboard. Five armed motor boats havo
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been dispatched to the Hoxie.
SENATOR PITTMAN IS TO
DIRECT THE DEMOCRATIC
CAMPAIGN IN THE WEST
NEW YORK, Aug., 17— Senator
Pittman, of Nevada, will direct the
Democratic national campaign in the
states west of the Rockies. He plans
to have his headquarters in San Fran
cisco.
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Judge W. H. Whittlesey returned
on the Admiral Watson after a. busi
ness trip to the westward.
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Train Master Cunningham is re
gistered at the Hotel Seward.