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Volume XI. Number 2M. ' SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1917. _Ten Cents the Copy
GEN RAL CADORNA
BELIEVED TO BE
HOLDING GERMANS
ROME. Oct. 31.—The War Office believes that Gen
eral Cadorna has been able to hold his own against the
onrush of the Austro-Gennans. An official report has
been received from the front saying that the Teutonic at
tacks have been stopped at many points.
Undine’s capture caused no surprise here as the Ital
ians had evacuated the city several days ago.
POLITICAL MOVE IN THE ATTACKS
LONDON. Oct. 31.—The Teutonic drive against the
Italians is as much a political as it is a military one. I4 or
weeks Austrian aviators have been inundating the Ital
ian lines with bombs rilled with leaflets urging the sol
diers to follow the example of the Russians and retreat so
that separate peace might be made.
GERMANS DRIVING THROUGH THE PLAINS ;
UNDATED—The Teutons are reported driving thru
the plans of Venetia towards the Tagliamento river. The
second Teuton army is endeavoring to break the Italian
defenses on the Carnic Alps in an attempt to outflank the!
Tagliamento line. The Italian cavalry is harrassing the
advance of the Teuton forces between Undine and Tag
liamento while the Italian infantry and artillery have oc
cupied new lines. Gen. Cadoma has succeeded in saving
the hulk of his forces notwithstanding the reports from
Berlin that one hundred thousand Italians have been cap
tured bv the Austrians and Germans.
U. S. MEDIATOR IS
TRYING TO AVERT
TELEPHON: STRIKE
BULLETIN, Washington, Oct. 31. — Government of
ficials are working to avert the Pacific Coast Telephone
strike called for tonight. President Wilson is taking the
matter up personally, urging the unions to defer the strike
until Mediator Reed has completed his conferences.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31.—Government machinery'
is being moved to avert the threatened coastwise strike of
electrical workers and telephone operators set for tonight.
At ten o’clock last Saturday night the government re
quested the electricians and operators to remain at their
posts and not walk out as threatened at midnight Satur
day. The threatened strike was caled off on promise that
a government man would take up matters with the em-j
ployees of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company.
This was promised but the time ends tonight at midnight.
Venter Z. Reed, of Denver, was appointed Federal
mediator by Secretary Wilson and he arrived here this
forenoon. Mr. Reed has had several conferences up to
noon today.
The employees want higher wages and recognition
of their unions.
COAL PRICES TRIMMED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31—The uKel
Administration announced today a new
scale for coal prices for Michigan and
made changes in the prices in certain
fields in Montana, Arkansas, Illinois
and Missouri.
VICTORIA IN TONIGHT
Steamer Victoria, from Nome, is ex
pected to arrive in port about 11
o'clock tonight en route south.
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Michael Hardy, of Fox, is to be ad
mitted to the Pioneers’ Home at Sitka,
Judge Bunnell making the request.
CONSCRIPTION OE
LABOR MAY BE
NEXT MOVE
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I WASHINGTON, Oct. 31—The imminent necessity of
speeding up ship construction was emphasized at a con
ference today between the Atlantic ('oast ship builders
and the officers of the Federal Emergency Fleet Corpor
ation, Navy officials and labor representatives.
The labor question was thoroughly discussed and it
was stated in the conference that unless the present labor
shortage was relieved immediately, officials of the gov
ernment believed that it may be necessary to consider the!
drastic methods of conscription of workmen for the ship
building yards and other allied occupations, such as lum
ber mills and logging camps.
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CANN IS TO BE LICENSED:
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—The Food Administration
will put special .regulations into effect to prevent specu
lation in canned goods. This announcement was made
here today and the first steps will be taken on November
1st. The plan is to place all canners under a license sys
tem and forbid them to make future sales of canned corn,
salmon, sardines, tomatoes and peas. This future sale
will be in effect from November 1, 1917, to February 1st
of next year. It all depends upon conditions if the license
svstem will be enforced after the latter date.
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MANY NEW WAR TAXES WILL GO
INTO EFFECT TOMORROW IN U. S.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—Today is the last day
of grace for many new war taxes.
Taxes which will begin to apply tomorrow include
j one cent on each dime paid for amusements, 3 per cent for
freight transportation, five cents on each telegram, tele
phone or radio message costing 15 cents or over; 10 per
[ cent on club dues and 8 per cent on passenger fares.
Friday the letter postage, except local drop letters,
becomes three cents and postcards 2 cents. Increase in
the tax on tobacco is also effective on Friday.
IS WOUND D
IN FRENCH
TRENCH
lTnited States Signal Corps Men Is
First to be Injured on the Fight
ing Front—Splinter of Shell
Hits Him In Leg
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Oct. 31.—A United States
| Signal Corps lieutenant was thought
to the base hospital today suffering
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from a slight wound received from a
i German shell. A shell splinter hit the
American in the leg. making a nasty
wound.
The lieutenant is the first American
to be wounded in the trenches.
The weather is clear and cold in the
American sector. The men are alert
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to all duties and are entering into the
war game with vigor and show per
j feet military knowledge for being
such a short time on the front.
WILL GO DRY
WASHINGTON, l). C.. Oct. 31. <
—.The ca pi till of the United
States will go dry at midnight. 1
Among the establishments, closing '
are several which have served "
food for over half a century as the *
familiar meeting places for prom- 1
inent political figures for the past 1
generations. A farewell fete is ’
being planned for tonight.
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OFF WIFil FHE DOGS
After today dogs in Seward will not
be permitted to run at large. The or
dinance recently passed becomes ef
fective tomorrow and according to the
city authorities will be rigidly en
forced. Kesides not being permitted
to roam the streets, a dog tax is also
levied.
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LARG; QUANTITIES
MUNITIONS ARE
BY ELAMES
BULLETIN—Baltimore, Oct. 31.—it is believed that
seven were killed in the tire. ..Two ship’s officers are also
among the missing. The police and Secret Service Agents
are investigating the cause of the fire. One man was ar
rested late this afternoon and is held by the authorities
for an explanation of his mysterious actions.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 31. — Fire early this morning
wrecked two of the fine large Baltimore & Ohio terminal
piers at Locust Point and destroyed one British steamer.
Munitions which were stored on the piers ready for ship
ment have been partially or wholly destroyed. At noon
todav it was estimated that the loss is well over live m l
lion dollars. Incendarisni is suspected and the authmi
ties are working on various clues.
Flames leaped from the two piers almost simultane
ously just before daybreak this morning and spread with
great rapidity. A general alarm was sounded by the gov
ernment and railroad guards at the piers and all available
fire apparatus was rushed to the scene, including two large
lire boats. Owing to the great quantities of munitions
stored on the dock, shells, cartridges and various other
war fighting material, extreme care was necessary in
lighting the flames. Salt water was poured into the open
doors of the piers upon the munitions in order to keep
heat from reaching the explosives and fresh water was
poured upon the roofs of the piers. With all of this the
1 lames kept spreading until at one time it seemed as if the
lire fighters would have to abandon their task. Event
ually the blaze was brought under control. Tar shingles
on the piers were blown for blocks away by a high wind,
starting several minor fires.
At both piers steamers were ready to load their car
goes. One large British steamer had just nosed its way
past others, to the upper end of one of the piers, when the
flames burst forth. The decks of the steamer immediately
ignited indicating that oil must have been used by the
fire bugs and this was scattered over the steamer by the
wind. The ship was unable to steam out again as tugs
were busy moving other craft from the fire zone. The
British steamer finally made its way to one end of a pier,
when the crew was forced to abandon her owing to the
intense heat. Five minutes after the crew had left the
ship a boiler exploded, tearing a hole in the bottom of the
ship and she settled immediately.
The munition aboard the piers were for use of the
American forces in France, also for the Allies on the va
rious war fronts.
IS ON SEARCH
FOR HOARDERS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—The FoodJ
Administration and the Secret Service'
Department have been searching stor
age houses in various parts of the
United States to find out if there is
any food hoarding. No hoarding, to
any appreciable extent has been dis
covered as yet.
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Wrangel citizens are circulating pe
titions to be presented asking for en
able service in Petersburg.
TWO FLEETS
FACING EACH
OTHEIUT SEA
. PETROGRAD, Oct. 31.—A report
was received here this afternoon that
a part of the German naval squadron
in^ the Baltic sea had anchored in
Krentz Bay, east of Worms Island.
The Russian fleet is at the entrance
of the Gulf of Finland waiting: for the
next move.
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Senator Dan Sutherland recently be
came a hero by rescuing a small na
tive lad from drowning near Juneau,