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SEWARD, ALASKA. WEDNESD \ V. OCTOBER. 9, 1918. TBN CENTS
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BIG TIME ON
SATURDAY
Even citizen of Seward is hereby
a»ked to act a> a committee of one in
the gon****al eru-rtu'nnwnt of the ex
nioiomsts coming from Anchorage
next Saturday to celebrate the com
pletion of the track laying between
Seward and Anchorcge.
General Chairman Wayne Glue thi.
morning announced that every auto
mobile owner i> requested to torget
business next Saturday afternoon arid
be at the station and assist in bring
ing the excursionists to the hotels or
private residences where they will be
taken care of.
C. S. Commissioner Whittlesey and
his reception committe trom tin* Stew
ard Chamber of Commerce will be at
the station to welcome the city’s
guests from Cook Inlet.
A. H. McDonald will have charge
of the dance at the A. I*. Hall SatU'
day night and will name his own as
sistants.
According to Mr. Weir, the excurs
ion train will leave Anchorage next
Saturday morning at • oVlcek and
should reach Seward about 4 o’clock
in the afternoon. Already many citiz
ens have planned to take care of cer
tain Anchorage citizens at their
homes for dinner, but the majority
will secure apartments at the various
hotels. Arrangements are being made
by the Chamber of Commerce to keep
the restaurants opened all night i‘
help can be available fo*- this purpose.
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RED ( ROSS MEETING IS
CALLED FOR TOMORROW.
There will bo ameeting of the Sew
ard Chapter of the American Red
Cross, including the executive com
mitte and all heads ot coir.mittce>,
Thursday evening (tomorrow) at s
o’clock, at the Red Cross rooms in tlu
Railroad building. This is the meet
ing for the annual election ot officers.
A full attendance is requested
Curtis R. Morford.
Chairman,
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WATERMOOSE ( REEK FAILING
NOME. Alaska, Oct.. Jl— Prospe t
ors returning from Watermoose o»vik
Kuskokwim parts do not bring ei
courageing reports. The new strike in
the Good News Bay section. On only
three claims, the* original scene o:*
the discovery, it is said, has pay been
found.
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If the average man had his life to
live over he would probably mak<*
more mistakes than ever. l
IU LLETIN— LONDON. Oct.. 9~
The Standard in an extra edition to
night says that Iurkey s stirrcudei
unconditionally is expected by sonic
within the next IS hours. The British
authorities are in possession of infor
mation showing the disintegration oi
Constantinople.
CABINET HAS I|ITI'
PARIS, Oct.. 9— It is reported
here that the Turkish Cabinet has re
signed.
Tl’RKS R ESI ON.
LONDON, Oct., 9— P.M.— Turkish
Premier Talaat Pasha has resigned.
The New Premier is Tewlik Pasha,
former ambassador to Dondon. Minis
ter of War Enver Pasha has resigned.
EXPLOSION
WAS PLOT
WASHINGTON, Oct., 9— Fedora
authorities have found a letter sign
et! “Heine Tomanzonora” predieting
last week’s explosion at the Gillesp *
shell loading plant at Perth Amboy,
New Jersey. The letter shows a pos
sibility of an enemy agent’s plot
which caused the explosion in which
over 100 were killed. The explosion*
rocked New York City. 1 he genuine
r.ess of the letter is however uoubted.
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LIBERTY LOANS SALKS
\RK VERY DISAPPOINTING.
WASHINGTON. Oct., 9—The peo
ple of the United States are urged C.
double their efforts in the Fourth
Liberty Loan campaign. The situat
ion is puzzling to the officials but de
spite favorable accounts of local
achievments in the various stag's, the
subscriptions show discouraging to
tals.
SAN FRANCISCO REPORT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. .9— The
Twelfth Federal Reserve bank dis
trict reports Liberty Loan subscript
ions to the amount of $45,443,000.
This city has subscribed $.‘'6..“»65,7*»f*.
The percentage of population subscrib
-ing in Oregon is 17 and in Idaho 15.
Six of the 49 counties in Northern
California have reached their quotas,
two having doubled. Twenty nine conn
-ties are over 60 percent subscribed.
All expect to reach their quotas by
next Saturday. Liberty Loan Pay.
Mary Pickford campaigned here
yesterday and sold subscriptions
amounting to $576,000.
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A most disastrous storm raged out
ride on the north Pacific all day Mon
day, and when the freighter Skagway
turned into Resurrection Ray last
night , headed for Seward, the gale
was just showing signs of abatement, j
According to the officers oi the
Skagway, LaTouche was hard hit. The
roof of the big plant was bio * n off
and the mosquito fleet of fishing
boats were piled up on the beach,
many being badly damaged.
“For intensity of velocity, I never
witnessed the equal," said an ctiicer
of the Skagway. ‘‘Coming from La- j
Touche, seas s wept our decks and h;df 1
of the time we were at an ang'o of 4.>
degr os. Kv« ryhedy aboa d the -t-am
or Alameda, which left your port last
Monday morning, were sick and few
women were able to leave theit bert.*
when the steamer landed at La- j
Touche.” \
I)r. 0. .1. Keating has returned front
LaTouche and expects to leave on tie
Northwestern for a visit to the state:.
freighter Skagway was in port duv
-ing the night with a cargo for her-'
and left for Anchorage.
The Masons will hold a special ses
sion tonight beginning at 7 o'clock in
order to finish the business in time
for the dance to be given as a fare
well by the boys of the l . S. S. Sat
urn.
Joe Heitman is registered at the
Sexton having come in from 'til** •>?
late yesterday afternoon.
f. |). Swenson has been nam *<l suc
cessor to Resid >nt Kngineer Kstes at
Milo .V2. Mr. Swenson came in la -t
night and is registered at tin* Hot«!
Seward.
Many of the radio hoys were in las*
night from the station to attc nd the
dance at the A. B. Hall.
Steamer Northwestern is advert is***
to sail from Seattle tomorrow morn
ing via the outside passage to Anchor
-age. The Northwestern should he in
Seward bound south about Oct. 18th
or 19th.
“Old Nig” i< dead having hern ac
cidently killed by his master Mr.
Kingsley, yesterday while hunting fo;
ducks.
'Phe Ladies Aid Society of the Moth
-odist church will meet tomorrow af
ternoon (Thursday) at 2 o’clock with
Mrs. Estes.
H. 0. Roberts has returned from a
business trip to LaTouche.
The power schooner Ruby is today
undergoing an inspection by Lieut.
Com. Frank Luckel. of the U. S. S
Saturn .
The mail boat Eloise sailed during
the night for Kodiak and other west
ward points.
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DOUGLAS IS MODEL TOWN
NO NEED FOR A MARSHAL.
DOUGLAS , ALASKA, Oct., 9
Douglas is becoming a model town.
The city marshal resigned more than
a week ago and no successor has beer
appointed. Notwithstanding this fact,
there has been no need of a marshal
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WASHINGTON, Oct., With the
German peace offensive met and hail
od, unless the enemy actually is rca i.
to sue for peace on the Allied term:
President Wilson has turned his ;*i
tent ion to the battlefields where th.
once conquering Teutons are beinj.
driven back to their own soil.
President Wilson went to Secretary
Lansing’s office this forenoon and
then summoned Gereral March to :it
tend the conference bringing* wit?,
him all the war maps.
WILSON SKNIIS RKPLY.
WASHINGTON. Oct., !>-- The repl>
or rather inquiry regarding the Ten
tonic* peaee notes, as President Wil
son has been hailed by diplomats as
master stroke. It leaves the way fo.
peace* and the same time places the
militarists with a serious question,
which must either bring peace o.
leave them in a most embarrassing
nosition. Germany must say whethei
she accepts a reign of law on consent
of the governed or wants to n gotiatc
such a reign; whether the appeal foi
peace comes from beaten militarist*,
or from a war ridden people. The Al
lies are ready to make a lasting peace
hut the Teutons must unconditionally
surrender even before an arm stice is
granted.
RKPLY IS LOGICAL.
LONDON, Oct., 9— Wilson’s neoly
to Germany reached the American
rear lir.es last night and was eagerly
awaited. The possible character of the
widely discussed matter prevailed
throughout the rank and file and
when the reply was received it was
received with perfect and unanimous
satisfaction. The reply shows no arm
istice while the Teutons are on Allied
soil.
HUN NEARS THE END.
PARIS, Oct., 9— General Xalleter
re, the Temps critic, says that (he Gei
-mans are near the end of their
strength and that an armisCce with
the obligation to evacuate th' invad
ed territory would allow the Germans
*o withdraw to reform their ranks in
preparation for the moment when
Berlin would denounce the A’.ied con
ditions as impossible.
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ALASKANS APPOINTED.
WASHINGTON, Oct., 9— Robert
Horace Hill, of Anchorage, has been
appointed a First Lieutenant in the
Engineers; LeRoy Harley, of Thane,
Alaska, has been aopointed a Second
Lieutenant in the Engineers, and I’*
aac Henry Fleischman, of Anchorage,
has been appointed a Captain in the
Quartermaster's corps.
I’AKIS, Oct., if— The HindenbtP’g:
me iiu longer bars the path of the V*
ies. The British and the Americans
lave .stonmsl the remnants of the . x
traordinary maze of defenses be
tween Cambrai and St. Quentin.
Jt is believed that the enemy ios_»>
.a yesterday’s and today’s fitfhtinp;
aas probably reaches! tens of thous
ands.
The Allies have reach**! the op« i.
country and are today threatening
Bohain, the important transportation
junction. The Americans are two mile*
from the town.
It is believed that in the Cambrai
and St. Quentin sectors th«* Germans
.lave no more prepared defenses un
til they reach the line immediate!*
east of their own frontier.
CAMBRAI IS CAPTURED.
LONDON, Oct., 9— The British ha\e
captured Cambrai. Today the British
and American attack has been resum
ed on the entire front south of Cam
brai and has progressed rapidly. Th«
British have captured EorenviUo and
also 8,000 prisoners.
LEAVING ARGONNE FOREST.
PARIS, Oct., 9— The Allies on the
various fronts captured nearly 10,000
prisoners yesterday. The Germans are
hurriedly evacuating the Argonne for
-est.
SMOTHERING GERMANS.
WITH THE ANGLO- AMERICAN
ARMIES— Oct., 9— Heavy fighting
is on today on the Cambrai- St Quen
tin front. The British and the Amor:
cans are progressing and th“ Ger
mans are being smothered under
great deluge of steel and explosive*;.
Many guns are being captured by the
forces also large quantities of w. .
ammunition.
The Americans have captured two
complete field batteries and heavy ar
tillery battery.
NEW DRIVE AROUND VERDUN
WASHINGTON, Oct., 9— Commur.
der Pershing reports that the French
and the Americans are stead1 ly driv
ing the Germans from the scene of
the struggles from Verdun regions
and have advanced both sides of the
Meuse. Three thousand prisoners have
been taken during the past 24 hours
in this sector. The Americans have
taken Gomay against stubborn fight
ing.
HUNS UNRESISTING.
LONDON, Oct., 9— The British are
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advancing between Cambrai a
(Quentin, 'l'here is not much re:
ce and evidently the Germans
withdrawn. The Germans are
ing the Americans on the I:
front but the American losses a
heavy. The American casualties i
than hall of tin* number of Gerr
raptured.
GERMANS BURNING TOW ,
WITH THE AMERICANS, Oc
The Gormans are burning the t
on the far east battle lines.
LOST BATA LION FOUND.
HARIS, Oct., !>— The Amet
battalian which has been lost in
Argonne Forest and which was be!
M to have been captured or ann
iated, came into the main camp
morning, only a few men having t
ost. The Americans wore surroun
y the Germans hut fought there \
>ut successfully killing hundreds
Teutons and Capturing many.
BRITISH (ASIA LTI KS.
LONDON. Oct., 9— The Briti
casualties for the week ending 1:
night was 37,945 officers and men.
VAUDEVILLE ANI
DANCE JONIGHT
Tonight at the Arctic Brothcrhoo
hall, the boys of the U. S. S. Satur.
will give a vaudeville show and danc<
fhis double affair is a farewell to th
citizens of Seward by the boys of th*
naval craft.
The curtain will go up promptly at
7:30 o’clock tonight on tin* vaudevilU
show and this part of the entertain
ment will last possibly two hours.
There will be all new turns of vaudc
ville to be presented.
Following the vaudeville show th<*
floor will be cleared and dancing en
joyed. Remembei the population of
the city is invited tonight.
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ALASKAN WOUNDED.
WASHINGTON, Oct., !>— Charlie
T. Morrow, of Douglas, Alaska, wa
wounded severly in the fightirp
with the American forces in France.
Mr. Morrow was for years connected
with the Treadwell mines.
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BROWN & HAWKINS will obser
ve next Saturday, Liberty Day. and
there will be no deliveri.es 011
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