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Volume XI Number S3 SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24,1917. _Ten Cents the Copy
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MERCHANTMEN IN FINISH
FIGHT WITH SUBS; SHIPS’
LOSSES INCREAS ■ AGAIN;
LONDON, Saturday, Feb. 24. — Destruction of mer-.
chant ships of the allies and ot neutral powers by Gennan
submarines operating within the zone ot uiuestuctecg
warfare, is being carried on with renewed activity, result
ing in great loss ot property and some loss of life.
Eleven vessels of a total of 28,000 tons were reported
lost Friday.
-Seven' Dutch ships of a total of 27.000 tons were tor
pedoed Thursday, but reports were not received until to-j
day. These vessels were torpedoed in the approaches to
the English channel. _ ,
Of the eleven ships reported destroyed Friday, ioui
hail been torpedoed previously’ but reports had not been
turned in. Ihese tour included a trench transpoit, and
the steamer Athos, 1.200 tons, sunk on Feb. 17 oft' Malta,
on which an American missionary was lost.
The captain and six of the crew of the British steam
er Grenadier were killed when that ship was destroyed by j
a torpedo today.
C OMMERCE DESTROYER IN INDIAN OCEAN j
TOKIO. Saturday, Feb. 24.—An armed merchantman!
operating on behalf of the Teutonic powers is raiding
commerce in the Indian ocean, according to advices just
received. The allies look to Japan to aid in catching the
T raider and a fleet is already on its trail.
Two merchantmen have been destroyed by the raider,
according to advices at hand but it is feared that any mo
ment more extensive losses may be reported.
It is the contention of naval experts that this is the
same raider which operated in the South Pacific so suc
cessfully. ■-*.
DESTROYERS SAVE DAY FOR MERCHANTMEN
NEW YORK, Saturday, Feb. 24. — In a special dis
patch from Madrid, the New York Herald prints today
the story of a desperate battle between a fleet of seven
German*submarines and nine merchant steamers off the
Spanish coast yesterday in which one submarine was sunk
and two merchantmen destroyed.
Most of the merchantmen had deck guns but not of as
high a calibre as the submarines and the latter were about
to score a victory when six British destroyers appeared in
the distance and the six remaining submarines submerged
and left the scene.
ITALIANS LOST 998 ON TRANSPORT
BERLIN, Saturday, Feb. 24—When the Italian tran
sport Minas was submarined in the Mediterranean yester
day a total of 998 soldiers were lost, according to advices
intercepted by radio between the ship which picked up the
survivors rnd the Italian admiralty headquarters._
THIRTEEN ARE J1ED IN TORNADO
ATLANTA, Ga., Saturday, Feb. 24. — Thirteen peo
ple lost their lives in a tornado last night, which swept
through Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Over 100 per
* sons suffered serious injury._
THEY WILL PROSECUTE FOOD TRUST
WASHINGTON, Saturday, Feb. 24. — The depart
ment of justice is compiling a number of reports on mani
pulations by food dealers and it is intimated that there
j. will be wholesale indictments. _
BULLETINS
SCHUMAN HEINK INJURED
ST. LOUIS, Saturday, Feb. 24. — Schuman Heink,
noted opera singer, sustained a fracture ol two ribs and
a broken wrist when the auto in which she was riding was
hit bv a street car at midnight.
BURNED WHEN DRESS TAKES FIRE
SEATTLE, Saturday, Feb. 24. — Mrs. Josephine Mil
ler. a seeress, was fatally burned today when her dress
caught fire on the kitchen stove. '
BERNSTORFF ON WAY AGAIN"
HALIFAX, Saturday, Feb. 24—The liner Frederick
Eighth will sail tonight for Copenhagen with Bernstorff
aboard.
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CANNERIES ON
INLET GETTING
EARLY START
SEATTLE, Saturday, Feb. 24.—The
tug Willard 1>. with the schooner Sal
vator, sailed for Cook inlet today with
lumber aboard and supplies for the in
let canneries. Libby, McNeil & Libby
placet! a contract today with a Port
land firm for a 240 foot mortorship
for Alaska cannery service.
PRICE FINOS US
TOO BUSY TO BE
WORRYING NOW
Representative George Price, who
left for Juneau on the Admiral Far
ragut, after a stay here ol several
days, following his arrival from An
chorage, has a warm spot in his heart
for Seward.
“The people here are wide awake
and looking for all that is worth while
toward building up a big town,” said
price. “I think some of the Anchor
age people have the wrong view point
i n local jealousy, believing that Sew
ard is worrying over Anchorage pros-j
polity. From what l can see around
here the people are too busy improv- j
ing things and working for the gen
era! development of Alaska to worry
about anything.”
Price was the guest at an entertain
ment given by the on Wednes
day evening.
JORDAN SAYS
NO USE OF U.S.
GOING TO WAR
PORTLAND, Saturday, Feb. 24.—
David Starr Jordan in a speech here
declared last night that the Krupps
arv now far richer than the Kaiser or
anyone else and they can afford to
watch the war go on with compla
cency.
“The president did right in saying
that we cannot shake such hands any
longer,” said Jordan, and he was also
right in breaking with Germany, but
for us to get into the war would not
help settle essential things.”
ADMIRAL LINER
BRINGS ANI) TAKES
QUITE A CROWD
The Admiral Farragut arrived this
morning with the following passen
gers for Seward: E. L. Stepp, John
Rice, L. Byrne, G. Campbell and wife,
H. T. Morris, Jack Chamberlain, Oak
Olson C. J. Atkinson, G. E. Riley, T.
J. Mantell, C. L. Krouse and E. S.
Russell and 25 steerage.
Outgoing passengers on the Admir
al Farragut this morning for Seattle
were: Mrs. J. E. Peterson, Miss
Josephine Mason, Mr. and Mrs. S. M.
Graff, Mrs. F. C. Dimond and child,
Harry L. Steel, W. E. Colelousure, J.
Lapstrom, J. Ryan, H. Lyon, George
McDonald, George Warsham, Jim
Davis, Pete Panteges, T. C. Price, J.
F. Sawyer, E. L. Whittemore, S.
Rosenthall, Wm. Maitland Dan Vuce
tich, Gus Gillis, T. M. West, John
Paulsteiner, A. Speck, Sam Millinivi
tch, Pete Yorkvitch, Henry Van
Stanke, Axel Sigoflf, Ben Dalzclle and
16 steerage.
POSTAL BILL
CAUSES RUSH
FOR LIQUOR
Dealers in Seattle and Alas
ka Order For Fear
of Drouth
SEATTLE, Saturday, Feb. 24.—
■ The S. S. Humboldt, arriving from
San Francisco last night had 150 tons
of liquor for various towns in Alaska.
There is a tremendous rush for li
quor for Alaska points for fear that
the new postal regulations conveying
liquor business in dry territory will be
construed as barring shipments of li
quor from being ordered by mail or
telegraph immediately after the sign
ing of the bill just passed by con
gress.
It having already been announced
that no more permits would be issued
in Washington after the bill is sign
ed, the rush for permits here yester
day broke all records, 3,275 being is
sued during the day.
Orders have been filed by Alaska
dealers for Thousands of cases of beer
and immense shipments of liquors.
PROTECTION OF
HALIBUT IS
ENDORSED HERE
Messages giving the support of
Sesvard in behalf of an amendment to
the custom’s law providing a closed
season for halibut were wired to
Washington today on receipt of infor
mation that the bill is now up for con
sideration.
The amendment was introduced by
Sen. Chamberlain of Oregon, and pro
vides that halibut shall not be admit
ted to American ports during the
months of December and January,
providing similar legislation is adopt
ed by Canada. Its purpose is to pro
tect halibut during the spawning
season.
Endorsement of the measure was
wired by the Chamber of Commerce
and by Mayor Sauers, messages being
sent to both Chamberlain and Dele
I gate Wickersham.
TRAVELERS FIND
INTERIOR TRAILS
IN FINE SHAPE
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j Oscar Hart, representing Neustad
i ter Bros., Portland; Fred Cox, travel
ing for the Western Dry Goods Co.,
i Seattle, and Ben Delzelle, of Juneau,
returned from Anchorage on Thurs
! day evening’s train with Jack Suth
erland, and all agree that the trailps
perfect and praise the road commis
sion men for keeping the hill sides
i level and clearing snow slides. The
; boys all report having sold the An
chorage merchants lots of goods.
Roy Fairbanks, a clothing merchant
of Anchorage made a business trip to
| Seward and enjoyed the outing, re
i turning on today’s train.
Gus Gillis, traveling for Schwabach—
er’s grocery department, returned
to the city after a successful trip to
Anchorage with Al Ferrins’ dog team,
i Ferrin drove to Hope, his home town.
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TAILOR DIES ON
HOMEWARD TRIP
SEATTLE, Saturday, Feb. 24.—C.
P. Curtis, of the firm of Dean &
! Curtis, died on the train enroute home
i from {Jew York, yesterday.
FATHER DEAD
AND MOTHER
SERIOUSLY ILL
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After receiving word Wednesday
that his father, John F. Graff had
i died, S. M. Graff, of the Seward Light
I & Power company, left for the family
home in Philadelphia with Mrs. Graff
this morning, taking passage on the;
Admiral Farragut.
i To add to their sorrow’ there came!
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by cable yesterday, another message'
| stating that his mother had suffered
a stroke of paralysis as the result of
) the shock of her husband’s demise.
The father’s death was not unex
pected as he has been ill for two
years.
BEALES NOW HEAD
! OF 1776 SOCIETY
SEATTLE, Friday, Frit. 2::.—
Walter B. Beals of Seattle was elect- i
ed, yesterday, president of the Wash
ington State Society of Sons of the1
American Revolution.
Community Church
Sunday school at 11 a. m. Evening;
service at 7:.°>0 p. m.
The Alaska arrived at 1:30 this af
ternoon.
CAPT. MEARS
HAS RETURNED
FROM CAPITAL
Member of Commission is
Not Talking! About
Plans For Year
Captain Frederick Mears, of the A
askan Engineering commission, a
rived on the S. S. Alaska this after
noon after an extended businos trip
to Washington, where he has been
conference with Chairman Edes
Sec. Lane on commission plans for the
coming season.
Captain Mears declined to .-peak !'• r
publication in regard to propo. e<. «■
tivities, hut as general nrogres. i.- be
ing made on all sections of the coa
road between here and Mutanus vii
and on the main line toward hair
banks, it is presumed that the com
mission will carry out its plans lm*
11)17-1S on the basis of an expendi
ture of 510,500,000, as proposed uhen
Chairman Edes left for the Fast a.
fall.
An evidence of the fact that tdi
will he a most busy season on the rai’
road is seen in tin* arrival of 1«0 per
sons on the Alaska.
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LONDON, Saturday, Feb. 24. — The ini])ortation of
canned salmon except under license given by the board of
trade has been prohibited by an order in council in con
lection with the effort to curtail trade in order that the
ships at hand may be used to carry munitions.
SEATTLE, Saturday, Feb. 24.— British curtailment
>f the importation of canned salmon in British possessions
will seriously affect the canning industry in Alaska. Puget
Sound and the Columbia river, according to the salmon
cannery men here.
It is not believed, however, that the order will remain
in effect for a sufficiet-time to affect the market for this
/ear’s pack.
ADVANCE ON SOMME;
TURK CAMPAIGN HELPS
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LONDON, Saturday, Feb. 24. — British gains both
north and south of the Somme are announced by the war
office today.
Fighting of an intermittent and indecisive character
is continuing along all fronts in Europe. Both sides are
>usy with preparations for coming campaigns.
The army estimate issued today provides for 5,000,000
men exclusive of India and 450,000 for the navy.
Present operations in Mesopotamia are having an ef
fect on the general situation by stopping the Turks from
-rending further troops to the support of the Central pow
ers on their European fronts.
TWO ADMIRAL FREIGHTERTIN CRASH
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SEATTLE, Saturday, Feb. 24. — The Admiral liner
Senator in service as a freighter, and the Northland of
the same line collided in a fog off the California coast this
morning.
The Northland was badly damaged and put back to
port leaking seriously.
Both vessels are freight laden and carry no passen
gers. The Senator was bound for San Francisco and the
Northland from that port for Seattle.