Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY" MARCH 13, 1918.' TEN CENTS PER COPY
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ONE HUNDRED IN
PARIS KILLED IN
GERMAN AIR RAID
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PARIS, March 13— It was officially announced this!
afternoon that one hundred were killed in the Germanj
air raid made last Monday night. This toll is heavier|
than occurred during the raid last January. Those injur- ^
ed last Mondav night are reported to be several hundred.
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ANOTHER AIR RAID MADE lTON ENGLAND.
LONDON. March 13—Three Zeppelins raided the i
eastern coast of England late last night. One Zeppelin |
dropped bombs upon Hull and it is known that one woman
died from the shock. The casualties were slight and the
property damage of little importance. The Zeppelins did;
not come far inland and safely escaped the British attack
ing fleet.
TRAIN COES OUT
IN THE MORNING
ATREGULARHOUR
There will be a regular train out
for the noith tomorrow morning at if
o’clock. The train yesterday, Unal’.y
got away at < ilO o clock last night
with the rotary in front. Deep drifts
were plowed through between Seward
and Mile 12. When the train stamen
from Mile 12 the *haft of the rotary
bi-oke, caused by a flaw. The train
came back, repairs are being made to
day and everything will be in shape
to 'each Mile 40 tomorrow. There will
he a large number of nasengei’S out
in the morning.
GALE BLOWING
AS EVANS HITS
IN HAWK INLET
According to the office i > on the
Northwestern, a severe gale was rag
ing at the tin" the Admiral Evans
struck on a »*eef in Hawk tnle:. The
wireless caught -iic call foi aul from
the Evans but ( ,*^t. Glasscock replied i
that he was in no immediate danger
as he had landed the passengers at
the cannery near where he was on the
beach. Capt. Glasscock sent a wire
less to Juneau asking that the salvage
boat Salvor, which was supposed to
be at Prince Rupert, be sent to his
aid.
The officers of the Northwestern
state that Capt. Glasscock was indeed
fortunate in beaching near a cannery
tor if the passengers had been put
ashore without shelter they would
have suffered severely as the blizzard
was intense at the time.
MRS GARFIELD IS DEAD
I OS ANGELES, March 13. — Mrs.
Lucretin Rudolph Garfield, widow of
President Garfield, and mother of Fuel
Administiator Garfield, d?ed at Pasa
dena, at her winter home, this fore
noon. Mrs. Garfield was 85 years of
a*re.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE. March 13. — The fish
quotations at noon today were as fol
lows: halibut, fifteen and one eighth
cents; sable, seven and one half cents;
linj; cod, five cents.
ATHLETIC CLUB !
TO BE FORMED i
IN THIS CITY
The Arctic Brotherhood Athletic
Club will be organized tonight i<
the young men and older ones turn
out. The other night, when a baske*
ball game was played, the sporting,
spirit in Seward just came out from
every part of the city. There is.
plenty of time yet remaining for in
door sports before baseball has its
inning. Therefore it a sufficient num
ber show up tonight to start the Ath
letic ball rolling Seward will have an
organization all right It is up to you j
to dtn-ide. There is good materia1 i.i (
Seward, rattling good stuff, as was j
proven at tne basket ball game. 1 hi *
club will be formed directly following]
the r. Titary drill.
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DORA ARRIVES
WITH 100 TONS
PICKLED FISH
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With 100 tons of pickled fish aboard j
from Halibut Cove, the little Dora, I
Capt. Newland, arrived from the west j
ward at 1):"0 o'clock this forenoon, j
The Dora had all kinds of weather on 1
the trip to the westward and return
and ran into a snow storm yesterday •
afternoon which accounted for her j
late arrival here. The following pas
sengers came in on the Dora: A. L.
McIntosh, from Unalaska; Michael
Susmari from Kodiak: J. H. Plann, I
from Seldovia, and P. F. Cummings j
from Halibut Cove.
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i FORMER AMBASSADOR TO
JAPAN DIES SUDDENLY
WASHINGTON, Mar. 13.—Charles
Page Bryan, former ambassador from
the United States to Japan, and min-1
ister to other countries, died suddenly,
this afternoon. Mr. Bryan was only i
f>l years of age.
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! GAS BURNS MAN TO DEATH
SAGINAW, Mich., March 13. —
i Albert Fuchs, 80 years old, burned to
; death at his home here. He lived
alone and apparently was stricken
j with a heart attack while lighting the
gas stove. He fell over the burning
jets and was burned to death.
NORTHWESTERN
MADE PORT AT
AN EARLY HOUR
Steamei Noitlnvestern, ( apt. J. C.
Hunter, arrived in port shortly before
(’> o'clock this morning, eleven days
out irom Seattle. Shortly after leav
ing Seattle, the piston on the steamer
began to cause trouble and the ship
an *li.)red *it Alert Bay for 14 hours
»h n -»»oceeded and traveled only at
11 knots during the remainder of the
•ri| which accounted for the delay.
Spi*%»i'i»d weather was experience*!
with the exception o: that pail of the
trip Juneau ou‘ past Cape Spen
ei r. A blizzard was raping on Gas
tineau < hannel and one also swept
ill vn Lynn Canal. When the North
v e>toi :• iiit the open sc, it was clear
nnd lontinucd so unti yesterday af
iern.on when a snow i* ni wa.- run
into. Shortly after imdn.gbt the snow
stopped and the Northwestern brought
in good weather. The Northwestern
brought 100 tons of freight. i:.cluding
coal for the Dora and eight tons for
the San Juan dock. The following
passengers at lived on the Northwest
ern: Mrs. Gus Manthey, H. Marcus.
M. A. Kandrick, J. Ollias, H. Burke,
Joe Body, C. Nelson, A. Swartberg, G.
! tec vast rom, Ld Johnson, G. M. Arm-)
.-strong, D. Callahan, J. J. Bourl’fc, Geo. j
Switzer, A. Larsen, L. Bergstrom, M.
Ragler, Mrs. H. A. Hannon, H. L.
Little and wife, T. A. Samueicon, Tom
Neeley, H 0. Roberts, E. T. Ebsary
and eight steerage.
The Northwestern went to the £>an
Juan dock early this afternoon and
was billed to sail from there shortly
afterwards. Many of the passengers j
for Seattle are those going to enlist.
The full list sailing from Seward, the
majority for Seattle is as follows:
James P. Momb, Burt Denny; J. Gil
i]uest, Joe Meherin; E. K. Hartman,
Dr. 0. J. Keating; L. D. Babler; Camp
hell Mick; J. Hill; George L. G. Jen
kins; J. L. Strong; R. J. Monroe; S.
O. Clark: W A. Harmon; H. M. Tra
very; Geo. L Roberts; l). S. Griffiths;
A. A. Ferguson; E. H. Hagen; J. H.
Thielan; Robt. Jacobs; H. W. Howard;
H. E. McCutcheon; Joseph L. Axe; E.
C. Oidfin; C. S. Dur.enn; C. D. Mor
»itt; R. E. Boothby; O. A. K*m>on; C.
C. Wressell; Geo. R. Tremblay; Roy
Fonda; J. J. Lewis; J. H. Nicholds;
A. Speckard; A. L. McIntosh; G. G.
Chamberlain; Robert Rasmussen; L.
Kyllonen; H. M. Rjdholm; C. M. Shee
han; G. W. Tueedale; Jack Elster;
”homas Price; J. W. Fountain; W. I.
Conway; Russell Calvert; Jim C»aid
ner; H. L. Fortney; Ed Woodall; E.
Off man; K. Larson; John Stroni; P.
Omled; T. R. Rcdberd; Joe Marlack;
G. E. Miller; O. Hagen; O. Lundberg
and 11 steerage.
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GOODBYE TO “BOYS”
Many were at the wharf today w hen
the Northwestern sailed to bid God
speed t> the boys from Seward and
Anchorage w’ho are off for Seattle to
enlist in the war service.
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NAPOLEON’S DESK IS *
LOANED TO AMERICAN
PARIS, France, March 13. — Oscar
T. Crosby, president of the Inter-Al
lied council on war purchases and fin
ance, and assistant secretary of the
United States treasury, has opened
the Paris office of the council in the
former residence of Talleyrand, late
ly occupied by the Rothschild family.
For Mr. Crosby’s use, the French
government has directed the transfer
from one of the state collections the
desk of Napoleon.
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KEATING OFF ON TRIP
Dr. O. J. Keating is a passenger on
the Northwestern today for LaTouche
on a short professional trip. He will
t turn on the Alameda.
FISHING
DISPUTE
I FINALLY
SETTLED
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OTTAWA, March 13. — Canadian
Minister of Marine Ballantyno today
announced that the long stuming fish
eries dispute between the United
States and Canada lias born settled
at least for the duration of the war.
Under the agreement reached,
American vessels may on* m* and chai
irom Canadian ports without requir
ing li-enscs. C iiiadi ,r. ushing v-»sso's
may do likewise at American ports.
The fishing boats may sell their
catches in the ports of tiie other
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CAPl ARCHIE
ROOSEVELT IS
WOUNDED MAN
NEW Y'ORK, March 13. — Captain
Archibald Roosevelt, son of Col.
Roosevelt, was wounded in action with
the Americans in France, accord* ng to
a cable from Major Theodore Roose
velt, Jr., sent to his father. Capt.
Roosevelt has a shiapnel wound aim i
a broken leg. His condition is not
serious.
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A picture of Capt. Roosevelt ap
pears on the third page of today’s
Gateway.
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RED CROSS TO START
ANOTHER $100,000,000
CAMPAIGN ON MAY H
WASHINGTON, March 13. — In-1
formally announcing that a cam pa
to raise another $100,000,000 would
held within a week beginning May 6,!
the American Red Cross war council j
said that to date practically $87,000/
000 of t he first $100,000,000 fund had (
been appropriated. 1 he additiona j
funds now sought, the statement said,
are necessary to keep up the war
work, which includes services to the
co-belligerent nations as well as to the
American fighting men.
RATE INCREASES TO PACIFIC
PORTS ASKED liV ROADS
WASHINGTON, March 13. — The
Interstate Commerce Commission has
been asked for rate increases on auto
mobiles, boots and shoes, leather,
machinery, paper and miscellaneous
manufactures from New England
points to Pacific ports for transpaci
fic export. The commission was also
asked to establish increased terminal
charges for demurrage or. such traf
fic at Pacific Coast ports.
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GETS WAGES IN POKER
( HIPS; THEN LOSES ’EM
VISALIA, Cal., March 13. — N.
Percalo has brought suit to recover a
week’s wages from his employer, M.
Bevanda, claiming he was paid in
poker chips, which, by superior skill
his employer took away from him in
a game of poker. Bevanda claims that
Percalo entered a “friendly game” and
is merely a poor loser.
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j REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN
TO WORK FOR SUFFRAGE
NFW YORK, March 13. — Will
Hays, chairman of the Republican
National Committee, expects to so to
Washington this vve« k in the interests
ef the Federal suffrage amendment.
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Mar.
13—TIkj sector being held by the Americans, east of Line
ville, which formerly was merely designated as being a
sector in Lorraine, has suddenly developed into one of the
most active fighting centers on the Western front from a
standpoint of artillery fighting. The Americans are
hurling thousands of shells daily against the German pos
itions make it very impossible for the enemy to occupy
any time in advances. Investigations by aviators show
that the German trenches are being abandoned one by
one within the range of the artillery firing.
This afternoon it was also announced that there is
great artillery activity by the Americans in the Toul sec
tor. Today, especially this forenoon, the firing was the
greatest since the arrival of the Americans. Shells are
obliterating the German positions. Last niglu the Ger
mans sent out five groups of gas projectors evidently in
preparation for an attack. This gas is what is called
mustard gas. This morning a small group of Americans
marched through the gas soon after the shells had been
fired.
ACTIVITY IN WOEVRE SECTOR.
PARIS, March 13.—An American detachment in the
Woevre sector this morning successfully raided German
trenches south of Richecourt.
BLOOD THIRSTY !
DEMAND YELLED i
BY HUN PAPER!
AMSTERDAM, March 13. — The
Berlin Tages Zeitung, just received ;
here, demands that the Gentians send j
aeroplanes and destroy four hundied
English towns as reprisal for the Al
lies confiscation of four hundred mer- \
ihantimmt ships.
TEUTON FORCES !
ARE BEFORE THE
CITY OF ODESSA
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BERLIN, March 13. — An official
• war statement today says that Ger
man and Austrian forces are now ncnr
ing Odessa ready to capture that city
cf the Russians on the Black Sea.
WASHINGTON, March 13. — The
I American and Allied legations to Ru
j mania have left Jassy foi* Odessa .vith
assurances of safe conduct from the
King of Rumania. The members of
| the legation have been held by quar
| antine.
' DORA SAILS NEXT WEEK
Steamer Dora will not sail until
next week. Passengers and freight
are coming on the Alameda which
should arrive here Monday.
HAVING A HOLIDAY
| The pupils of Miss Robb and Miss
! Wold are having a half holiday this
afternoon.
AM 1ICAN
LABOR IS
WATCHING
RUSSIANS
WASHINGTON, March Vi. — On
behalf of the American Alliance for
Labor and Pemo< racy, Samuel Gom
pers, president, has sent the Russian
Soviet Congress a mesage of sjm
pathy for the Russian oeople in theii
struggle to defend freedom.
Mr. Gompers said that the Ameri
can people were weighted by the
blows hammered upon the Russians
and their freedom as they would be
if the same blows were struck at .he
Peedom of Americans.
‘The Americans want to k* ow how
they can hely the real Russians in
their present struggle for freedom ’
was the concluding sentence in Mr.
Gomper’s message.
Congress Postponed
MOSCOW. March 13. — The Soviet
convened yesterday has been postpon
Congress which was supposed to have
ed until tomorrow.
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FOUR GERMANS HELD
FOR BOMB CONSPIRACY
DETROIT, Mich., March 13. —
Federal authorities have arrested four
Germans whom they accuse of con
spiring to dynamite Canadian fac-#
tories. The arrests were made, the
authorities said, on information given
by a son and granddaughter of one of
those arrested.