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SEWARD. ALASKA, SATWUUY, DECEMBER 17, 1017 TEN CENTS PER COPY
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IT IS YOUR DUTY TO JOIN
THE RED CROSS
The Christmas membership campaign for the Nat
- ional Red Cross started ad over the United States today,
and the various territories as well. I he diive stait
ed here this morning the campaign being in charge of a
special committee composed of Robeit Romig, Geoige
Sexton and Elmer A. Friend. This committee, as well
as every officer of the local chapter, will receive member
ship fees of one dollar up. Every man, woman and child
in Seward should join the Red Cross and join during this
week’s drive which will end next Monday night, Christ
mas Eve. Everybody in Seward should be a member of
the Red Cross for the year nineteen eighteen and the time
to join is KTGHT NOW. This membership is for those
who, for various reasons, cannot fight, but all can enter
the service at.home with the same devotion to the country
( and the high sense of duty that actuates the soldier in the
trenches or the sailor on the various fighting crafts of the
navy. Help the committee and don’t wait to be called
upon. See Mr. Romig today at the Bank of Seward; Mr.
1 Sexton at the Hotel Sexton or Mr. Friend at the Gateway.
Everybody get together in this campaign in the spirit of
j patriotism and lighten the burdens of the committee.
ARMISTICE OF
TWO NATIONS IS
MOV DOR P WE
BULLETIN— Washington, Dec. 1".—Neutral diplo
mats today announced that they had received official ad
wees that Germany was now considering a peace offei.
This confirms the report from Switzerland that the Kais
er intended to make a peace proposal in his ( hristmas
message.
NEGOTIATION FOR PEACE TO BE UNDERTAKEN.
GENEVA, Dec. IT.—The armistice agreement be
tween the Russians and the Germans went into effect to
day. It is stated here that emissaries of several coun
tries will at once begin negotiations looking toward peace
between Russia and Germany. The armistice today is to
continue 2S days * *
MAY RECOGNIZE THE BOLSHEYIKI
LONDON, Dec. IT.—Several of the local newspapers
forecast that the Allies will at once recognize the Bolshe
viki of Russia in order to prevent the Germans from gain
ing political control of Russia.
TO CONFISCATE ALL PROPERTY IN RUSSIA
PETROGRAD, Dec. IT.—The Bolsheviki today de
creed to the confiscation of all property, lands and money
belonging to the Russian church and the abolishment of
the clergy’s privileges.
COAL MINERS
MAY WORK ON
THE HOLIDAYS
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Fuel Administrator Garfield Is To,
Make Request That Coal Miners j
Work on Christmas and New
Years to Help Nation
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. — Fuel
Administrator Garfield will ask all
coal operators and miners to forego
the Christmas and New Year’s holi
days in order to keep the coal pro
duction at the maximum. Every idle
day costs the country two million tons
of coal, is Mr. Garfield’s statement
Near And Yet So Far
NEW YORK. Dec. 17. — With tfci:
ty thousand tons of coal just across
the river and other New Jersey tide
water |*)ints. New York City faces
the most disastrous fuel "amine in
history. The coal is in the ca• > ready
for moving but the cars are frozen
solidly and picks and s^n^e.s and
steam is necessary to loosen them.
Meanwhile poor people are ?ufr 1 rn-x.
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HERRING RUN IS ON
Clyde Coleman, registered at the
Overland for Seldovia. says an un
precedented run of the finest kind of
herring is now on in the Inlet. Mr.
Coleman came here to wire his firm
for barrels and he could put up 500
barrels of herring if the hooped ar
ticles were to be had.
NORWAY LOSES
FIVE THOUSAND
MEN H SEA
LONDON, Dec. 17. — Official re
ports from * Christiania says thai
Norway has lost five thousand sai
lors since the war began. The los:
of two more Norwegian ships by be
ing torpedoed by German submarine:
was also reported from Christiania
this afternoon.
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FORMER STEFA NSSON
MAN IN NEW YORF
VICTORIA, Dec. 17. — Captaii
Bartlett, formerly with the Stefans
son expedition, is now marine super
mtendent of New York harbor serving
the Federal government. This is th<
report received here today.
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WEATHER ON R. R.
The following is the report of tin
weather conditions on the railroad re
eeived at noon today:
Anchorage, 27 below, clear, calm.
Gi ill wood, 24 below, clear, north.
Matanuska, 24 below, clear, calm.
King, 2, clear, N. VV.
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STRAND THEATRE IN
SPOKANE DESTROYED
BY FIRE THIS DAI
SPOKANE, Dec. 17. — The Straw
Theatre Building was destroyed b;
i tire early this morning, with a loss o
I $50,000.
PROHIBITION PASSES
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WASHINGTON, Doc. 17. — * j
Prohibition passed the House ol *:
1 ♦ Representatives this afternoon *
* by a vote of 282 to 128.
iNEW ERA OF
DEVELOPMENT
NSW ASSURED!
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l our Million .Veres of Land in West
and Alaska Will Be Thrown Open
To Public—tVoul and Oil Leasing
Bills BeiWe the Senate
WASHINGTON' Dec 17. — A new
era of development ;n the west by the
unlocking of the natural resources is
prohpesied by congressmen in charge
of the coal and oil viand leasing bills
and the water power resolutions,
i About four million .acres ol land ir*
| fourteen states, chiel’iy in the west,
and in Alaska will be thrown open
' private development.
Consideration of the ttoal and oil
leasing bill, started lasA .Saturday in
the Senate, was continued today. Out-1
right sale of coal lands to individuals
or companies is contemplated under
certain conditions.
HOOVER IS TO
MAKE REPLY ON
SUGAR SHORTAGE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. — Her
bert Hoover, food administrator, will
issue a statement thi wo«*k regarding
President Spreckels* statement it.'wie
last week concerning the sugar si > rt
age. Mr. Spreckels claimed tha t.he
sugar shortage was on account of the
food administration. Hoover’s state
| ment will not be defensive but he will j
add much to the information For the!
general public. j
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SECOND DRAFT IS NOW ON
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. — Classi-i
» fication of the nine million men reg-i
, istered last fall, who will form the
basis of the second draft, has begun.
! Last Saturday was the last day a
i registered person could enlist volun
■ tarily ir. the war service choosing his
branch.
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|CONTRACT IS LET
FOR CANNERY BOAT
FOR ALASKA PLANT
k
SEATTLE, Dec. 17. — For opera
tions in connection with its cannery to
be constructed on Shelikof Strait,
, Southwestern Alaska, the Alitsik
■ Packing company has let a control
* for a $80,000 cannery tender to J. C.
Johnson, of the Port Blakely company*
headed by G. BatchelJer Hall of Se
attle. • •,
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BAN JOHNSON WANTS
SYNDICATE BASEBALL
CHICAGO, Dec. 17. — Ban John
; son, president of the American Lca
j gue, suggests the National league as
1 sume control of the American league
' clubs next seavson. His scheme is for
f them to operate and allow his league
owners four per cent profits.
NOME MAN IS !
NOW CHIEF OF
SEATTLE FORCE!
Joe Warren Takes Head of Police In
Seattle Succeeding Charles
Rockingham W ho Has Resigned
From That Position
GOVERNMENT ISSUES ORDERS
New Chief Is Told That He Must At ■
Once Remove Police Inspector
and C harles Tennant Who Is
Chief of Detectives
SEATTLE, Dec. 17. — Joseph F.
Warren, former United States Mar-,
shal at Nome, Alaska, and lately con
nected with a branch of the United
States Secret Service, formally be-1
came Chief of Police today. Mr. War
ren was named last week, succeeding
Charles Rockingham, but was obliged
to close up several matters for the
government before he took his new
position.
About the first matter Drougnt 10
the attention of Chief Wftrren today
was a notice from the War Depart
ment, through John McCourt, its re
presentative here, that before the lid
prohibiting soldiers and sailors from
visiting Seattle could be lifted, In
spector of Police Mike Powers and
Chief of Detectives Charles Tennant
must be removed.
Chief of Police Warren is well
known to Alaskans. For years he
was in authority at Nome. Perhaps
none in Seward are better acquainted
! with the new Chief of Police of Seat
tle than United States Deputy Mar
shal Isaac Evans. Mr. Evans worked
with Mr. Warren at Nome, also in
the states. “He is a splendid officer,’
said Mr. Evans today, “capable, hon
» est and a hunter of evil doers. Mr.
; Warren will no doubt clean Seattle
i up and do it quickly.”
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CLYDE RUPERT
ARRESTED FOR
A DID THEFT
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I PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 17.—Clyde
i! Rupert, foimer football captain of the
Multnomah Athletic club, now special
| police officer at the Northwestern Na
j! tional Bank was arrested this after
noon charged with having stolen a
package containing $19,000 worth o(
Liberty Loan Bonds. The arrest was
i made when the certificates of bonds
J were presented for interest.
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BIG INITIATION TONIGHT
There will be things doing at the A.
I). Hall tonight when a large class of
new members will be conducted over
the trail. The two weeks hustling for
new members has, according to re
ports from Captains McDonald and
Badger, been most successful and each
| is confident that the other must be
j the one to stand for the big banquet,
i The class tonight will be taken in
I about 9 o’clock and the “young ’tins’’
are expected to be on hand at that
hour.
FRANK GOTCH IS DEAD
DES MOINES, Dec. 17. — Frank
Gotch, champion of all wrestlers, died
at his home here this afternoon.
DESTROYERS OF
ITALIANS MAKE
DARING RAID
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—Official reports received
from Rome this afternoon confirm the press dispatches
of yesterday that two Austrian battleships suffered de
feat in a battle with Italian submarines.
In a daring raid off Trieste, the Italian submarines
torpedoed and sank the large Austrian battleship Wein.
The Wein went down in five minutes after being struck
and it is stated that half of the crew perished.
At the same time Italian torpedo boats made an at
tack on another part of the coast and torpedoes struck a
Austrian battleship. Owing to the great distance it was
impossible to discover the damage.
Italian planes flew over the scene of the naval en
counter and dropped bombs. Considerable damage is re
ported from this aerial raid.
CONVOYED FLEET
IS ATTACK D BY
GERMAN WARSHIPS
LONDON, Dec. 17.—It is officially reported by the
Admiralty today that German ships attacked convoyed
i merchant ships, bound from Scotland for Norway, yester
day afternoon in the North Sea. During the attack one
British destroyer was sunk, four mine sweepers were
sent down and one British and five neutral merchantmen
were totally destroyed. Few of the crews are reported
to have been saved.
German destroyers are also reported to have sunk
two neutral merchantmen and a British trawler off the
’ Tvne.
BAKER CLAIMS i
i GERMANY ONLY i
; MAKING BLUFF!
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. — Secre-,
| tary of War Newton D. Baker, in his.
weekly war statement, attributes the.
reported German offensive on the
western front to only enemy adver-j
tising. He says that Germany wants
the United States and the other allies
1 to think that the Teutons are about
to win a great victory. Secretary efi
Baker says he makes this statement,
j upon official information from British!
i sources confirmed from reports by
| American aviators on the French I
• front.
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COL. HOUSE IS HOME
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. — Col. E. M.
House, head of the American mission
abroad, returned on a steamer today.;
He left immediately for Washington
to make a report to the President in
person.
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CONSCRIPTION
BIG ISSUE IN
ELECTION TODAY
OTTAWA, Dec. 17. — The Domin
ion of Canada is today voting between
Borden's union government, with its
conscription platform, and Laurier's
liberal opposition ticket. Th*' latter
proposes a referendum as the alterna
tive to the compulsory law. Laurier
says the volunteer system . is not
light as has been proven from trial.
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STEAMER VICTORIA IS
NOW ON WAY NORTH TO
SEWARD VIA OUTSIDE
SEATTLE, Dec. 17. — The steamer
Victoria sailed from here yesterday
afternoon at 5 o'clock going by the
outside route direct to Cordova then
across to Valdez and Seward. The
Victoria has two days mail and the
following passengers for Seward: S.
W. Weir and wife, Mrs. G. Coutard,
John J. Ryan and Thomas King.