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BULLETIN, - BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, May
3 _ A tremendous crescendo of gunfire has broken out a
iong the front late this afternoon. The principal increase
seems to be in the Lys sector.
NEW YORK, May 3 — The batlefields on the west
ern front continue quiet today. The Germans have given
no sign of when or where the next blow will be dealt. Ex
perts believed, according to all advices received by the As
sociated Press, that the German offensive is not ended and
that the Teutons are expected to make another attempt
to reach the English channel ports.
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GERMANS DRAWING UPON BOYS
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, May 3 — The Ger
mans are drawing heavily upon all field depots to replace
casualities of the Thirteen Reserve division. It is known
that 2050 boys of the 1020 class, with only eight weeks
training, who were not to be put into the fighting unless
absolutely necessary, have been received on the front.
FRENCH MAKE A CAPTURE
PARIS. May 3 — The official statement says that the
French made an attack last night between Hailles and
Castel, southeast of Amiens, and captured Hill 82 and the
woods on the Avre river nearby.
The ground the French gained is probably more val
uable than any other equal area-along the Somme. Hill 82
is within three miles of the Paris-Amiens railroad.
GERMANS WARNED FOR THE WORST
LONDON, May 3 — With the lull in the fighting'
since the Germans have been defeated at Ypres, all the
German talk on the Kaiser’s battle has vanished. It is un
derstood that the German experts have instructed the
newspapers to warn the people that, for the time being,
the move to the English channel has been stopped and
that the British fought most stubbornly in the Ypres sec
tor. “After all," says the instructions, “Ypres is not of
much importance and the German command may decide
not to take Ypres."
K l'SSI AN MAIL IS
NOW TO BE RESTRICTED
Post Master Root is in receipt of
an announcement from Washington D.
C. concerning the sending of mail to (
foreign countries as folliws:
Because the Swedish Administra
tion has aniHiunced the suspension of
mail service to Russia, except Fin
land, postmasters and other postal
officials concerned are informed that
* mail service via Europe for Roumania
Northern Persia, and Russia, except
Finland, is no longer possible.
When mail is received for Rou
mania, Northern Persia, and Russia,
except Finland, specially marked by
the senders for dispatch via the Pac
ific Coast exchange post offices for
transmission by the Pacific Coast
route, it may be so dispatched. This is
a modification of the notice of Feb
ruary 8th concerning Russia and Rum
ania mail.
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THREE MEATLESS DAYS
ORDERED FOR FRENCH
PARIS, May 3 Three meatless days
a week order is explained as being
necessary owing to the gradual dwind
ling of the frozen meat reserves; the
necessity of feeding a part of the Am
erican Army occassionally from the
reserve stock, and the supplying ot
oth^r Allied forces. The government
will begin to draw more on the French
cattle stocks.
pad the Gateway.
CAPT. HUNTER CELEBRATES
Captain J. C. Hunter, the veteran
navigator of Alaskan waters and com
mander of the steamer Northwestern,
recently celebrated his 75th birthday
anniversary. Captain Hunter is a
native of Sweden and started follow
ing the sea when a young man. He
has been in command of boats operat
ing to Alaska for the last thirty-five
years and is the oldest navigator in
the north, both in years and point of
service. He has hundreds of friends
in every poit of Alaska.
The officers of the Northwestern on
the occasion, gave Captain Hunter a
beautiful leopard skin auto robe for
his machine which he purchased re
cently in Seattle.
MORE SOLDIERS QOMING
The detachment of the 14th infantry
now in Seward is to be increased by
eight at least according to information
leceived by Lieut. I/ong. The eight
men will probably arrive on the next
steamer from Fort Liscum. Privates
Honea and Beran arrived on the Al
ameda to join the detachment. These
two take the place of soldiers who
were transferred.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, May 3 — At noon today
halibut was quoted at fourteen and one
half cents; sable, seven and one half
cents; red cod, four cents, and ling cod
throe and one half cents.
MILITARY UNIT MEETS TONIGHT AND
FUTURE COURSE IS GOING TO BE DECIDED
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The Seward Home Guards will meet tonight at the
' Arctic Brotherhood hall at 7:45 o’clock sharp. The offi
cers of the military unit are confronted with a peculiar
1 situation. It is this — the attendance at the drills has not
' been as large as it should be and those who attend, know
ing that they are subject to the selective draft, have failed
to become members or even show any interest. There are
regular soldiers in Seward now to give the best kind of
drilling. But — the government wants the guns and un
less the Military Unit takes on renewed energy, it is very
probable that the guns will be sent elsewhere. All mem
bers and others contemplating joining the military unit
should be on hand tonight as the future of the organiza
tion will be decided.
ALASKA FISH
DEVELOPMENT
IS DISCUSSED
KETCHIKAN, May 3 — The Am
erican and Canadian fisheries confer
ence met here yestreday and today
went to Yes Ray. The members of the
commissions leave for Seattle to
night.
Gov. Riggs, who came here fiom
Juneau, invited Secretary Redfield
to visit other sections of Alaska
but the Secretary of Commerce declin
ed saying that possibly he would make
another trip north this summer.
Conservation of halibut and the de
velopment of the Alaska fisheries
were discussed at the conference here
It was determined that there are about
12"> varities of food fish in Alaskan
waters.
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ESCAPE FROM
A HUN PRISON
MOST EASILY
PARIS, May 3 — (Correrpondenco
of The Associated Press) In escaping
from a German military prison, Lieut
enant Roland G. Garros and Lieuten
ant Antoine Marchal, the two telebrat
ed French aviators, repeated the ex
ploit of the fomous G nnan “Captain |
Koepenfck”. After having been twice ,
caught and punished for attempting!
to “take French leave”, Garros and
Marchal recalled how gullible the
people and soldiers proved themselves
in the case of the shoemaker Voigt
who, under the name of “Captain Koe
penick” and in an officer's uniform
laid everything under contribution and
was saluted and honored as only a
German military officer could be.
So they made French blue horizon
uniforms resembling as closely as
possible those of German officers.
When they were finished all they had
to do was to simply walk out of ther
prison, out of the camp and out of the
town, salute on every hand by sent
inels, soldiers off duty and civilians.
t*n?e dear of the town they doffed
the uniforms and ma *o their way to
I he fronv'ei of Holland by rail quite
comfortably. K.ir greatest difficulty
was in crosing the line. It took them
three days during which they crept on
hands and knees backward and for
wards alternately, dodging sentinels.
WAR DEPARTMENT WILL
GIVE ADRESSES OF MEN
WOUNDED ON THE FRONT
WASHINGTON, May 3 — The War
Department will give the addresses
of the American soldiers named in the
casualities lists. This decision was
made today by President Wilson to
1 whom the public appealed w’hen the
addresses were discontinued.
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WASHINGTON, May 3 — Presid
ent Wilson has purchased twelve
throughbred Shropshire sheep and
I these will graze upon the White
' House Lawns this summer.
'LIBERTY LOAN
i NOW NEARING
! A BIG TOTAL
WASHINGTON, May 3 — Last
night the subscriptions to the third
Liberty loan bonds had reached two
billion, eight hundred thirty eight
million, three hundred seventeen thou
sand, three hundred dollars. The
Chicago district is the fourth to over
subscribe and it is believed that every
state west of .the Mississippi will sub- j
scribe it’s quota. »
NEW YORK, May 3 — Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo today called
on the people of all cities and towns
to raise subscriptions to equal those
of the rural districts. The Secretary
said that the rural districts had all
oversubscribed.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3 — It is
officially announced by Chairman
Weeks that the Twelfth Reserve Dis
trict is now over it’s quota. Honor
flags have been given to 1182 cities.
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J. W. Keller, engineer at Girdwood, i
came in on yesterday's train and is
registered at the Hotel Seward. Mr.
Keller will return to his station 01.
Sunday's train.
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The weather forecast for tonight
and tomorrow is stormy, perhaps
plenty of rain.
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W. H. James, from Drier Bay, is re
gistered at the Hotel Seward.
With all reservations taken, the Al
ameda was supposed to have sailed
from Anchorage this afternoon for
Seward, coming via Kodiak.
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J. M. Leonhardt and wife have clos
ed the roadhouse at Mile54 for the sea
son and are registered at the Hotel
Seward. Mrs. Leonhardt will become
stewardess of the camp cars and Mr.
Leonhardt will go back to the old pos
ition of time-keeper.
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Miss Ethel Leslie is now the assist
ant to George Smith at the Seward
; Bakery.
Wallace Daykin is at the Hotel
Seward from Mile 23. Mr. Daykin is
here to answer questionnaires and
then off to the states to enlist.
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Steamer Alarneda is not expected
here southbound until late Saturday
night and possibly not until about
Sunday noon.
Robert J. Weir returned yesterday
from .an inspection trip to the north
end of the division. Hundreds of men
will be put to work as soon os the
snow has. melted and the ground soft
ened.
The ladies of the Seward Chapter of
the Red Cross will meet tonight in the
work room inthe railroad building and
knit and aew.
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LIBERTY KNIGHTS
LAWS TH N
TELL AUTHORITIES
SAN JOSE, Cal., May 3 — An organization known
as the “Knights of Liberty,” hanged H. Steinmoltz, an
Oakland tailor, last night for pro-Germanism of a most
pronounced nature. Steinmoltz was taken from his lodg
ings to a tree and strung up without any noise being made.
The man protested feebly and when the noose was slipped
around his neck became unconscious and strangled to
death while in that condition. Later the “Knights" took
his body away in an automobile.
Later in the evening the “Knights" tarred and feath
ered George Koetzer another alleged pro-German. After
the deed had been done they tied Koetzer to the mouth of a
cannon in the city park, then notified the newspapers and
the police by telephone. Koetzer was given a fair trial be
fore the “Knights” and it was proven that he had made
seditious statements.
KAISER BILL NOW
UNEASY OVER TH•
KICK OF RUSSIANS
NEW YORK, May 3 — The Associated Press learns
today from official sources, that the Teutons are meeting
with extreme difficulties in oppressing the people of occu
pied Russian territory. Grave uneasiness prevails in Ger
many as a result as large forces must be thrown into Rus
sia to force the people of that misguided nation into the
Hun yoke.
The Germans have overthrown the Ukranian govern
ment and it is reported that the Ukranian peasants have
destroyed the crops rather than let the Germans get them.
ANOTHER KING
IS GOING TO
HIT THE BUMPS
WASHINGTON, May 3 — Advices,
received by the State Department to
day says that the Teutons have de
cided to dethrone King Ferdinand of
Bulgaria. A ruler will be installed by '
the Teutons who will be a man of I
their own choice.
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EXPERT AVIATORS KILLED
DAYTON, May 3 — Major Oscar ]
Brinkley and Colonel Damm, expert
aviators, were killed here this after
noon when their machines dropped
400 feet.
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SUPPLYING SHOES
NEW YORK, May 3 — The German
government is now supplying the
people with shoes. The German 'Fed
eral Council has issued an order creat
ing an imperial board for the distrib
ution of shoes, says German news
papers.
PRINCE IS PROMOTED
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LONDON, May 3 — Captain, the
Prince of Wales has been appointed
Cadet Colonel-in-Chief of the Cadet'
Corps in the United Kingdom and
Ireland.
CLAIMS MONEY
FOR AIRCRAFT
IS SQUANDERED
WASH INTON,May 3 — Senator
Porter J. McCumber, of North Dakota,
told the Senate today that America
must send five million men to the bat
tlefield within a year. He said that
American's efforts were almost neg
ligible up to the present and that the
Shipping Board has wasted in six
months $640,000,000 And money for
aircraft was worse than squandered.
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BACH ON FARRAGUT
Genial Garry Bach, well known pur
ser of the Admiral line, has been in
two accidents recently. Purser Bach
was on the Admiral Evans when
that vessel struck a reef in Hawk In
let and he was also purser on the Ad
miral Karragut when that craft hit an
iceberg.
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DOESN'T WANT JOB
M. J. Conroy, formerly of this city
and who passed through to Anchorage
on the Alameda, is understood to haVvi
dec ined to accept the appointment
as United States Commissioner at
McCarthy.