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EARLY SETTLER
IN FAIRBANKS
KILLED IN WAR
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B. W. Dunkel, formerly of Fair
banks. after whom Dunkel street in
Fairbanks, was named, was recently
killed while fighting with the.Canad-j
ian forces in France, according to the
Fairbanks News-Miner. The report of
Hunkers death was sent to Fairbanks
by Mrs. Dora M. Dick, formerly post
mistress at Olnes. She was formerly
Mrs. Dora Anderson. Mr. Dick also
resides at Olnes. Mrs. Dick's mes
sage follows:
“Mrs. William A. Dunkel, Kk»1 Bel
mont avenue. Seattle, Wash., has just
received word of the death of her son,
B. W. Dunkel. ‘in action’ somewhere
in France.
“Although an American citizen,
Dunkel was eager to join the allied
forces, and in 1916, enlisted in Seattle
in Regiment 131, Westminster Battal
ion.
“The news of her son’s death reach
ed Mrs. Dunkel through a letter ad
dressed to her son, and returned with J
the inscription ‘Killed in action.'
“In one of his last letters home.,
Dunkel had written: ‘I do not fear
death in the least. Why should I fear
what is morelv a transition from one
sphere to another .
“An unusual sidelight on his careei
is the fact that his father was a lieu- j
tenant in the Prussian army many;
years ago before leaving Germany
for Yreka, Cal., where he settled in
1862. Yreka became the birth place
of B. W. Dunkel.
“In Alaska. Dunkel was very well
known, having been one of the first
settlers in Fairbanks.”
IDITAROD MAN IS
KILLED—SELF-DEFENSE
FAIRBANKS, Oct. 20, (By Mail)—!
In a telegram received at the mar-1
shal’s oftke yesterday some in forma- j
tion was given regarding the murder
which was reported a few days ago by i
Deputy C.eraghty of Iditarod. The
message says: “Huber killed Schen
thuer with a .32 calibre automatic pis
tol September 3, on Mary creek, a trib
utary of New York creek. He has
been charged with murder anti releas
ed on $5,000 bail. Coroner’s verdict
was that wound was inflicted by Hu
ber in self defense. Full particulars
going forward by mail.”
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GERMAN PLOTS
ARE LAID NOW
AMONGCHINESE
I’KKIXG, Nov. 2. — German plots
to promote international trouble for
China are being disclosed here almost
daily, and the situation is undeniably
serious. China will undoubtedly find
it necessary to intern many Gormans
and Austrians anti perhaps all ot them
will be put where they can spin no
more webs of intrigue, before the end
of this year.
Ministers from the Allied countries
tlo not deny the seriousness of the
trouble which German money is mak
ing and some are admittedly uneasy
over possible results of German prop
aganda work among the ignorant
people in outlying districts.
One sample of the work done by
Germans and their sympathizers is to
go among the Mohammedans in West
ern China and tell them that Germany
and the Mohammedan country of Tur
key arc allied in a holy war, and that
it is their duty as Mohammedans to
join the German cause.
In Mongolia ordinary bandits are
being enlisted in the support of the j
Teutonic alliance.
It is certain that the money used
for the propaganda work is being sup
plied by one or the other, or both,
of the Teuton legations here.
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RAILROAD MKN ARE TO
MINK ON WILLOW ('REEK
—
To develop several promising quartz j
claims in the Willow creek district, a
company has been formed by employes
of the Alaskan Engineering commis-l
sion.
Five claims have already been ac
quired and work will be initiated this
week. Encouraging assays have been
obtained from the outcroppings, of thei
ledges on the claims.
Among those interested are Harry
M. Hamill, commercial freight agent (
of the railroad; H. M. Rydholm, j
freight auditor; Mrs. M. D. McDer-j
mott of the freight auditor’s staff;
Captain Charles W. Jones, editor of
the Alaska Railroad Record, and Glen
Wilcox, of the dock department, all
of Anchorage.
It is proposed to incorporate the;
properties in the near future and to:
rush development on an extensive
scale next spring.
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DIVERS BEING USED
TO LOCATE TREASURE
DROPPED FROM STEAMER
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LONDON. Nov. 2. — An iron box
containing $23,000 in silver sent for
the relief of the Serbian army after
its march across to the Adriatic, fell
into the sea at Durazzo when being
landed. Announcement of the loss was
made by a war office official in
giving evidence before the committee
of public accounts. Divers were sent
down in an effort to locate the treas
ure, but failed to find it.
CARD GAME; A FEW
DRINKS; STARRING
AFFRAY IS RESULT
A game of cards, many drinks, then
a general dispute, the whole trouble
being added to by a couple of women,
and the subsequent developments—a
stabbing affray—that was one of the
reasons why passengers aboard the
Victoria were not landed in Seward
yesterday morning.
The whole story came out late yes
terday when some of the passengers
SNOW PLOW IS “
SENTOUTTODAY
TO CLEAR TRACK
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A special train, including the snow
plow, went out this morning to clear
the track for the regular train which
will leave Sunday morning at 7 o’clock
for Kent Creek. Robert J. Weir went
out on *he special and Kem Creek is
the ultimate destination.
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WEATHER ON RAILROAD
“Clear and calm” is the gist of the
weather report of the A. E. C. to seven
o’clock this morning. The minimum
temperature registered at Anchorage
was 26; Indian Creek, 34-6; Potter
Creek, 35-8; Matanuska, 32-14; King.
30-12; Dead Horse Hill, 36-4; Talkeet
na. 34-3; and Caswell 32 to 2 below.
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VICTORIA FINALLY SAILS
After spending all day in the har
bor, finally loading fish at the San
Juan dock, the Victoria sailed out early
last evening. Many passengers came
up town from the dock about four
o’clock yesterday afternoon.
ZEP MAKES AN
ATTACK UPON A
SWEDISH BOAT
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 2.—The Swed
ish steamer Flandaria was attacked
bv a Zeppelin on its latest trip home
ward. The first bomb which was
dropped narrowly missed the ship. The
engines were stopped and the crew or
dered into the boats. Four more bombs
were dropped dangerously near the
vessel. Before all those on board had
entered the boats there was a panic,
and the captain had to use his revol
ver to enforce discipline.
The ship’s company, after remaining
for about two hours in the boats, re
turned to their ship. Several hours
later another airship appeared and
hovered about the ship for a time, but
departed without doing any harm.
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EMBLEM FOR TANKERS
LONDON, Nov. 2.—Officers in the
new Tanks Corps are to have a new
badge emblamatic of their work. The
selection of the emblem has not yet
been made, but among those consid
ered are a mailed fist, a tortoise, and
a rhinoceros.
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came ashore from the Victoria while
that steamer was at the San Juan
dock.
- From the fragmentary reports it ap
pears that before the arrival of the
Victoria at Seward, night before hist,
considerable money changed hands in
a game of cards. A prominent man
! of St. Michael and several lower Yu
! kon river steamboat men were the
I players, it is alleged.
While the cards were being shuffled
and dealt and the game progressed,
a couple of well-known female char
1 tors of Nome gathered about the play
ers. Drinks were ordered and a gen
eral good time was being had. Then
the bar was closed and all began mak
ing arrangements- to come ashore hen
as the steamer was entering Resurrec
tion Bay.
As far as could be learned, those
j intersted in the game, players and on
I lookers, came ashore and enjoyed
themselves. Returning to the boat, one
of the steamboat men, who had drank
well, broke away from his com pan
i ions and went to a stateroom where
one of the players and two of the
above mentioned women were holding
a conversation. Without knocking at
the stateroom door, the steamboat man
etnered the 100m and accused the man
! of being a “cheat,” “German spy” and
various other things.
Words were passed, then suddenly a
long knife was drawn and before any
resistance could be made, the steam
boat man had made an ugly slash on
the shoulder of the accused. Blood
spurted, women screamed, the Victor
ia officers were summoned and a gen
eral disturbance resulted.
During the excitement, the steam
boat man was spirited away, the in
jured man was attended to by a phy
sician aboard the steamer and quiet
restored.
When the Victoria returned to the
dock Capt. O’Brien believed that the
snow storm, then prevailing, would
stop at any time and he ordered all
hands kept aboard ship. This was done
for two reasons: first, in order that
the boat could sail the moment the
storm ceased, and secondly, that no
one could procure liquor from any
source and foment more trouble .
This is the story as gathered late
yesterday afternoon and early l ist
night. Rumors were rife of a murder
and other crimes, but there was only
a stabbing case, which perhaps, by ac
cident, resulted in nothing more se
rious than a bad wound to one man.
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j SEWARD SNAPSHOTS]
W. F. Lcgeman and wife, a bride,
were on the Alaska last night for An
chorage where he has a studio.
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Druggist Loussac, of Anchorage,
was around the city last night during
the stay of the Alaska.
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| Mrs. C. H. Jensen and daughter re
turned home on the Alaska last night
after a visit in the States.
Major French, one of the best-known
i mining men of the north, returned
from a business trip to Seattle on the
Alaska and is registered at the Over
! land.
I J. J. Finnegan and family have tak
en apartments at the Seward hotel for
a couple of weeks. Mr. Finnegan ex
pects to go to Valdez on the first
steamer to attend the session of the
District Court.
WANTED -— Three boosters to eat
Chili Con Carne. Spoons have a
| hole cut through the bottom. Owl
Lunch. tf.
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A. H. Humphries and Royal Sliep
i ard of Juneau will put in a herring
and salmon plant this winter near Kil
lisnoo ready for operation next spring.
ALASKA IN AND OUT
Steamer Alaska arrived at the Sew
ard dock hist night at 8:30 o'clock with
twenty-two passengers for here and
200 terns of general freight. The Alas
ka made a quick trip north but lost
time in going to Fort William H. Sew
ard, on Lynn canal, and taking aboard
thirty-five soldiers for Fort Liscum.
, Wednesday night when nearing Val
dez a snow storm was encountered but
yesterday, while Seward was having
its storm, the weather outside was
perfectly clear. The passengers for
Seward were Mrs. F. E. Fisher, Tony
Hodok, Major French, Paul Lacham
ber, Mrs. E. A. Friend, Jane McNal
ly, Mrs. C. H. Jensen and daughter,
C. M. Brosius, S. Lekorvich, George
Gudgin and ten steerage.
The Alaska 'left early this morning
for Anchorage.
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AL-KI IS AGROUND
According to word brought by the
, officers on the steamer Alaska, the
Al-Ki, one of the best-known steam
ers on the Southeastern Alaska route,
went aground in Icy Straits during a
snow storm last Monday. It was be
lieved that the steamer would be float
ed on a high tide but the damage
was not known.
The farmers of the Tanana valley
have furnished the post at Fort Gib
bons with potatoes for the winter, the
supply being nearly half of that re
I quired.
BRINGS MOVIE FEATURES
Capt. A. E. Lathrop, the movie king
of this section, was a passenger on
the Alaska last night for Anchorage
and will return probably on the Ad
miral Evans. Capt. Lathrop brought
north many features which will be
shdwn during the winter season.
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Y ESTER DA Y\S \V FATHER
Maximum. 32
Minimum . H>
Current. 21)
Snow. North wind.
Forecast for next 24 hours—
Stormy.
VETERANS TO MEET
The Spanish-American War veter
ans will hold a business meeting to
night in the city hall, to be followed
by a social session at which a buffet
luncheon will be served.
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Gas Engine Oil
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Phone Madison 87 J. L. GRAEF Seward, Alaska
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Office-Bank of Seward Building
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